BITS AND PIECES

It's Friday, and I'm not going to a matinee because I have real important stuff to do. Important translates into shopping cleaning and laundry.

But don't let your hearts be worried, I have some local pictures to show you. These are pictures that take you beyond the Compound and into the heart of Texas. There's something for everyone. I bit of Geography like this.....

Did you know that the ground is solid rock here? Could this be the reason why it cost more to put a pool in your backyard than it cost to build your house?

This is about 40-50 ft of rock.....carved out of a hill to level out the land to build a shopping center.

It's a fine center, that was desperately needed around here. I don't have a panoramic picture, but one of the stores is a Bed Bath and Beyond. By Beyond.......I mean this.

These women come here everyday for their massage.

Now, if we drive a bit down the road, we come to Salado, TX. This is a bridge in a nice golf community.

This low lying bridge floods often, and then you have to park and swim. Only one car can drive across at once. I don't know what the rule is when there is a car wanting to cross from both directions. I figure it's the one that drives the fastest.

After you cross the bridge there are quaint little farms with red barns like this....

If this picture wasn't blurry, you might think you were in Mathews VA. But it's blurry and you're in TX.