October 23, 2021 One of our favorite “regular” drives is along TX-75 south of Madisonville, Texas. We usually take this route any time we have business in Madisonville. The drive itself is very pretty, but every now and then there is something especially interesting to see. We had been visiting the gravesite of two of… Continue reading Clouds on 75
Category: Central Texas
Milam and Burleson Counties
May 8, 2021 Kristi and I made a trip to Rockdale, Texas to find the graves of my great grandparents, William Robert Glasgow and Martha Jefferson Largent. But before we headed to the cemetery we ate lunch at Brett’s Backyard Bar-B-Que and listened to songs about poor life choices performed by a live musician. The… Continue reading Milam and Burleson Counties
Texas Wildflowers
Every Spring, we like to head out toward Washington-on-the-Brazos and look at the wildflowers. This region, which includes the cities of Navasota, Brenham, La Grange, and Chappell Hill are ideal for spotting large fields of bluebonnets (the State Flower of Texas), Indian paintbrushes, wine cups, clover, buttercups, and many other types of wildflowers. It’s a… Continue reading Texas Wildflowers