March 18/2018 Weather 87 today,,,, Hot. But we couldn't resist poking around again on some more back roads today.
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| Live Oaks framing the old highway |
The heat is really bring out the flowers now. Not sure what these red ones are they are as big as bushes sometimes, and the Texas Mountain Laurel are full out; but don't get too close the bees are loving the blooms right now.
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| so pretty, no idea what it is called |
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| Mountain Laurel |
We are surprised how every ranch has a water windmill and most are still working. This may be a bitter pill for some Texans to swallow, but it
was not invented in this State, nor the Colt Revolver. Nope to barbed wire. All three are Texas icons credited with taming the wild west. The windmill and the revolver were both invented in Connecticut and barbed wire in Illinois, allegedly by a farmer trying to keep chickens out of his wife's garden!
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| this windmill looks new |
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| definitely been here awhile, along with the fence and the old pickup |
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| this is ranch we ride by on White Oak, looks like it hasn't changed in a 100 years |
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