This is Where I Live - Part 3

The country road pictured in the post just previous to this one is located behind the trees on the right side of the photo.  Ours pastures are finally showing a bit of green since some recent rainfalls but they won't remain green after the freezing temperatures arrive any day now.  Much of the East Texas landscape remains beautiful throughout the winter season because of the large number of pine trees which can be found here.

Country Roads ...

... take me home.

This is another "This Is Where I Live Photo" (see post of a few days ago).  We live on the land on the left side of the photo.  My grandparents' old farm house, which no longer exists except for an old carhouse (what they used to call a garage) is around the curve to the left and down a lane about a quarter of a mile. It was a beautiful spot for a home, way up on a hill overlooking meadows and the bottom land.

Hardware - 2

Drawer pull on an antique chest

Photographed at Canton, Texas

Rain?

Yes!

Drought-stricken Texas 

(at least parts of it because Texas is a big state) 

has soaked up some good rain this week.
(Photographed between Kilgore and Henderson, Texas)

This Is Where I Live

On the banks of the Attoyac (a-toe-ee-ak) Bayou

Nacogdoches County, Texas

(Region - Deep East Texas)

Gnarly

Almost every day I pass by this old dead tree which sits on the banks of a branch (creek) on our road.  She's probably older than me but as time goes on we start looking more like each other, a few more lines and cracks, hopefully a little more character.

OD'ing on Autumn Leaves

The other day I read on a blog I follow something about pictures of autumn leaves being cliche but I had to disagree.  After all, our leaves here in Deep East Texas really only started turning about 10 days ago and are just now becoming somewhat dramatic.  Plus, I lived in the deserts of Arizona the past 30 years so I'm a bit taken with all this fall color, so if I inundate you with it or you get tired of it, just skip me and come back another day!

Yesterday I went out for a walk along our country road.  How many pictures of autumn leaves can you take in one-hour?  A bejillion!

 

Gerbera Daisy

I had never seen a gerbera

in this pale a hue,

but I think it's quite lovely.

Don't you?

Home Is Where the Heart Is, Even If It's a Gas Station

Up until a few months ago this gas station stood forlorn and vacant just one block from the square in San Augustine, Texas.  Today it appears it has found a family to love.  A car in the driveway, no parking signs, a friendly dog hanging out near the front door, and a few potted plants on the corner all say someone is now making a home of this old building.  Wouldn't you love to see the inside!

Windows ~ No. 4

Framed by Autumn

Photographed at San Augustine, Texas

Weathered Wood and Tin

Photographed near Chireno, Texas (pronounced sha-REE-na)

Cedar Waxwing

Vines in Autumn

Delicate