Over The River, and Through The Woods

Well OK, I went over the river...but there aren't any woods to go through, but there is a scenic route to the adorable, quaint little town of Salado, Texas. You actually go over a river, called the Little River, and a reservoir called Stillhouse Hollow Lake.

I really need to go to Salado more often, and definitely when the weather is more suitable to walking around town. But for today, I have two birthdays next Sunday, and I decided to look for something different and unique...so it was off to Salado.




You can click on this picture to see the kids cooling off in the Salado Creek, from the natural Salado Springs.




I love this fence made out of bicycles. It's along a bike trail that runs through town and around the park.

I did bet some shopping done, and wandered around a few antique shops, but the heat!! Seriously, there's only so much walking you can do in hot humid weather, so it was adios for today.

My last stop was the post office to mail the birthday packages.




You guys remember Jack, right? He thinks Grandma J is nuts, and I wouldn't want to ruin his day by telling him the real reason I take his picture. Do you think all of his tattoos are on his arms?

Happy Earth Day

Grandma J is nothing if not earthy, and every year on Earth Day she bows at the alter of Mother Earth, then she goes out to eat an earthy meal....

She starts by picking only those ingredients that Mother Earth produces from the dirt of her belly and the loins of her trees.

This is my all natural Earth Day lunch, courtesy of Golden Corral with Mother Earth's blessing. It's important that Grandma J doesn't put dressing on her Earth lunch....because she doesn't like dressing.

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.