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Scarecrow Invasion and Comfort Village Fall Antiques Show in Comfort

Warding off blackbirds may be their traditional function, but the array of scarecrows standing outside the houses of the tiny town of Comfort each autumn seem to take on the role of a greeting committee, their outstretched arms waiting to give visitors arriving for the Comfort Village Antiques Show a welcoming hug.

In celebration of the harvest season, the straw sentinels which appear each year have fast become local celebrities in the town dubbed "The Star of the Texas Hill County," complete with competitions for the town's best bird control structure. Sightings of the scarecrows, which occur in mid-October, coincides with the annual antiques event, where visitors can search for that elusive Shawnee vase or McCoy cookie jar amid covered booths brimming with treasures of times gone by.

When: The Comfort Village Fall Antiques Show is held October 17th and 18th; the Scarecrow Invasion will take place between October 15th and November 2nd.

Where: Downtown Comfort.

For more information:

• visit The Comfort Chamber of Commerce

Photo courtesy Nicole Welch; Comfort Chamber of Commerce

Labels: Comfort, October Festivals

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Annual Arrival of Bats in Comfort

According to the census, the small Kendall County town of Comfort holds claim to 2,358 permanent residents. However, each May through October the Hill Country community welcomes more than 3 million temporary Texans-- Mexican free-tailed bats. Following close behind are flocks of tourists eager to catch a glimpse of the migrating mammals.

Since 1942, these nocturnal inhabitants have considered an abandoned railroad tunnel in the Old Tunnel Wildlife Management Area their summertime sanctuary. Winged wonders against a twilight backdrop, the bats emerge each evening for flights which will take them 25 to 30 miles in their search for sustenance before returning to their roost by daybreak.

One of the best places for checking out these "children of the night" is the deck at Alamo Springs General Store & Cafe, located next to the back cave. Serving traditional Lone Star cuisine seven days a week from 10 AM until 10 PM, folks dining on Friday nights can enjoy live music as they watch the bats fly by.

For more information:

• visit www.comfortchamberofcommerce.com

Labels: Comfort, Hill Country

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