Signs in the desert
We’ve traveled along Interstate 40 through Southern California and Arizona enough times now that most of the rest areas have become familiar stopping places. Some of the amenities we find are less than impressive — although we sincerely appreciate that they exist at all. There is nothing quite like the disappointment and anguish of the long-distance road tripper who finds […]
View from the porch
Back in mid March I was spending a lot of time enjoying the back porch as I nursed an injured foot at our small farmhouse in Keller, Texas. While newer houses had sprung up all around us, there remained enough open space to easily recall when this area north of Fort Worth still consisted primarily of wide open fields and […]
Scenic Sunday
Seen in passing
Just a few of the sights from our recent travels to and from Texas this year.
Friday flashback
I suppose this post should have been a Throwback Thursday; instead it’s more like Flickr Friday. These are a few of my images saved on Flickr that I had forgotten about until just a few days ago when I went scrolling through searching for something else. Each of these was shot during the month of April between 2009 and 2016, […]
Home again, home again
I was thoroughly spoiled on our last trip to (and from) Texas; we splurged on our flights and traveled first class. On our flight home, the Big Guy was kind enough to switch seats with me so I had a nice view out the window. For me — and for the Big Guy as well, I’m pretty sure — enjoying […]
Whistling past the graveyard
Texas has so much history to explore, and there’s always quite a lot to learn and to think about when visiting a historic cemetery like this one in Weatherford, Texas. I found several gravestones honoring war veterans who lived to a ripe old age, as well as far too many children who had died far too young. Although the Greenwood […]
Farmhouse fruit
Fruit decor in two farmhouses — Keller, Texas, and Mendocino County, California.