McQueeney, Tx

Found this cool bridge in McQueeney, and snapped a few shots.

Old churches

Lutheran church (circa 1900) in La Vernia, Tx

Catholic church (circa 1870s) near Karnes City, Tx

Dewville Methodist Church (established 1842) and farm field

red maize (?) in the sun

Concrete picnic tables under the tree by the front church door

front doors

I suppose this was the ringing bell, to bring people to services years ago

More Farm pics

Sorry, but this is right outside my front and back door, thus the abundance of pics of it

Misc Farm pics

Grandpa's pond

fence post overlooking farm fields

one of Grandpa's old barns

The infamous barn I ripped my knee open on as a kid, and got 18 stitches (don't ask what I was doing on top of it)

My nieces

Younger niece

Older niece

Sweet Home, Texas + rural countryside farmhouse remains

old ruins of house not too far from here

I almost moved that trash can to get a better shot without it,

but decided since it was private property,

I really shouldn't be moving things around.

It's a cool building though.

Cheapside, Texas Ghost Town

Old Texas ghost town I drove out to today, to get some shots. It's basically in the middle of a cow pasture, right by an old gravel county road. The town was most active in the mid to late 1800s, but by the 1960s was pretty much a ghost town, except for a few farms along the area. And, as usual, it was cloudy, so I tried to get decent shots anyway.

Rickety old bridge that I didn't even try to cross--I just took a picture of it.

I'm guessing this might have been the old hotel?

Maybe the old saloon, or one of the stores?

Circa 1900 House in the town

Cheapside Church, built in 1893, I believe,

which apparently had services until 1990--not sure if they still do

Salerno

Once again, it was cloudy, so even after changing the light setting on my camera, these were still a little washed-out looking.

Self-portrait

Butterfly

Playing with close-ups

front porch

The side of our rather decrepit mower shed

Oak tree in my yard

Reminds me of a big catapillar....

River up in the Texas Hill Country

A friend let me use her zoom lens, so I could actually get some closer shots. It was pretty cloudy, so these aren't the best, but anyway......

Snapshots of friends