Tag: Texas
It was so quiet at sunset in Panna Maria. Since I’d turned off of the main road with all of that Eagle Ford shale fracking truck traffic, it was …
My grandmother had more transportation options in the 1920’s than I do today. Although she lived in the tiny farming town of Itasca, south of Fort Worth, she could …
One of the highlights of a recent family trip to far West Texas was sitting at a tiny table in a tiny courtyard, enjoying good food and unique drinks …
The San Solomon Springs have been an oasis for centuries here in western Texas, pouring 22-28 million gallons of spring water daily out into the Chihuahuan Desert. From 1936 …
No, I wasn’t being arrested at Health Camp; the police officer inside was having lunch, so there was backup as I attacked my arteries with…. A perfectly crisp corn …
(Part of the Austin Rocks series of posts by a local about things to do and see in Austin, Texas) This Texas town has a serious sense of humor. …
For all of us in the central US (and other places) who are suffering from drought, a small reminder that the rains will come again…. This photo was taken …
“Europe is in my blood and Texas is in my soul,” says singer and songwriter Christine Albert. Albert grew up with a Parisian grandmother, and family members all around …
This turtle was part of a demonstration about local reptiles at Canyon of the Eagles, a rustic resort on Lake Buchanan in the Texas Hill Country. We were there …
A little over a year ago, the Gowalla and Foursquare apps on my phone led me to Houston’s House of Pies – a slice of their Bayou Goo pie, …
Have you ever wondered how big the individual blades are on those giant white wind turbines that are spinning around the world from mountains to plains to Dutch dikes …
(Part of the Austin Rocks series of posts by a local about things to do and see in Austin, Texas) The whole food trailer/food truck phenomenon has been going …