The Big Guy and I enjoying traveling and many of our trips have been road trips. There are so many candidates for best road the trip down part of the historic Route 66, driving across Pennsylvania with friends, the many cross-country trips home but one of my favorites is a trip we took to the … Continue reading Best Road Trip
Fortress
Built between 1672-1695, the Castillo de San Marcos is still an imposing structure. It was built by the Spanish to protect the town of San Augustine. It was constructed from coquina and built in a star shape. Despite numerous assaults and the town changing hands the fortress was never conquered. One purpose of the fort … Continue reading Fortress
Sky Watch Friday: Carnegie Public Library Bryan, Texas
Each year we take a trip back to Texas for Christmas. Usually we stay with family and friends. However this year we ended up staying in a hotel when we visited The Big Guy's hometown of Bryan, Texas. Used Hotwire to book our hotel and were pleasantly surprised by the hotel. We stayed at the … Continue reading Sky Watch Friday: Carnegie Public Library Bryan, Texas
Flashback: Top 10: Ways to Know You Are in Texas
Originally posted 29 January 2009 #10: The weather forecaster is describing the day as breezy and the wind speeds are over 50 mph. It isn’t windy yet because the trees aren’t touching the ground. #9: Complete strangers wave at you. This is especially true in small towns. #8: When driving in west Texas that strange … Continue reading Flashback: Top 10: Ways to Know You Are in Texas
Sky Watch Friday: Cofrin Nature Park
I took these on one of our weekly hikes in Gainesville's nature parks. Cofrin Nature Park is a former horse farm that has been converted to a wild space refuge for both city dwellers and animals. All of today's shot are looking up, you can see more pictures from Cofrin Nature Park here. Check out … Continue reading Sky Watch Friday: Cofrin Nature Park
My World Tuesday: Hiking at Morningside Nature Center Part 1
The Morningside Nature Center is operated by the city of Gainesville and features several miles of hiking trails. Be sure to visit the That’s My World! blog.
A Town That Makes A Difference
Like many of the towns on US-281 in central Texas Morgan Mill is just another small town that is easy to miss. However the recent actions of the residents of Morgan Mill are getting media attention. The town has rallied around one of its residents Brandi Todd who was the victim of a random act … Continue reading A Town That Makes A Difference
The Dee Zone 