A Trip Around Texas -- and a Meme from Pea
Today we took a drive around North Central Texas. I needed to go to see my nurse practitioner in Gordon, Texas, and it is an absolutely beautiful drive down Texas Highway 919. It goes right through the Pinto Hills and the prettiest part of the North Texas Hill Country.
As you can see the Texas Bluebonnets were in bloom. This is a drought, but recently we have had some rain, and the wild flowers are abundant.
This is downtown Gordon, Texas. It is a tiny, village with wonderful old buildings and loads of nice people.
Here are some more shots of the wild beauty of the area. We have juniper trees, but we call them cedars. There are no natural cedars here, only the juniper. The prickly pear cactus are looking good, and the mesquite trees are beginning to leaf out.
Many people in this neck-of-the-woods use cedar poles as fencing. Here's one up close.
Here's a meme I found on PEA's blog: I saw this fun meme over at Flip Flop Floozie and decided to give it a try:-) Here are the rules if you would like to play:
1) Go to Wikipedia
2) In the search box, type your birth month and day but not the year
3) List three events that happened on your birthday
4) List two important birthdays and one death
5) One holiday or observance (if any)
As you can see the Texas Bluebonnets were in bloom. This is a drought, but recently we have had some rain, and the wild flowers are abundant.
This is downtown Gordon, Texas. It is a tiny, village with wonderful old buildings and loads of nice people.
Here are some more shots of the wild beauty of the area. We have juniper trees, but we call them cedars. There are no natural cedars here, only the juniper. The prickly pear cactus are looking good, and the mesquite trees are beginning to leaf out.
Many people in this neck-of-the-woods use cedar poles as fencing. Here's one up close.
Here's a meme I found on PEA's blog: I saw this fun meme over at Flip Flop Floozie and decided to give it a try:-) Here are the rules if you would like to play:
1) Go to Wikipedia
2) In the search box, type your birth month and day but not the year
3) List three events that happened on your birthday
4) List two important birthdays and one death
5) One holiday or observance (if any)
1) December 18
2) 1352 - Innocent VI is elected Pope.
1787 - New Jersey becomes the third state to ratify the United States Constitution.
1892 - The first performance of Tchaikovsky's ballet The Nutcracker is held at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg.
3) Births: 1886 - Ty Cobb, American baseball player (d. 1961) and 1916 - Betty Grable, American actress (d. 1973)
Death: 2006 - Ruth Bernhard, American photographer (1905)
4) Observance: Roman Catholic Saints - Gatianus of Tours, O Adonai
I'm going to take some time to visit other blogs...love and kisses and hugs to all you, my friends.
2) 1352 - Innocent VI is elected Pope.
1787 - New Jersey becomes the third state to ratify the United States Constitution.
1892 - The first performance of Tchaikovsky's ballet The Nutcracker is held at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg.
3) Births: 1886 - Ty Cobb, American baseball player (d. 1961) and 1916 - Betty Grable, American actress (d. 1973)
Death: 2006 - Ruth Bernhard, American photographer (1905)
4) Observance: Roman Catholic Saints - Gatianus of Tours, O Adonai
I'm going to take some time to visit other blogs...love and kisses and hugs to all you, my friends.
Comments
You and my son in law share the same birthday and I adore the Nutcracker!!
xo
Thanks for stopping by for Kev's safari pictures. He's had many great adventures.
Kelli
glad you enjoyed your day.
Hope you are well.
Dx
to see new places via blogging! Looks like a small quiet town....