Down by the Train Yard

Nacogdoches, Texas

Azaleas

East Texas is well-known for its beautiful azaleas which bloom in early spring.  Nacogdoches has an annual Azalea Trail where one can take various driving routes throughout the city to view some of the lovely landscapes.

Even the historic Oak Lawn Cemetery bursts into bloom.

Dogwood

Sparrows

Redbird in a Redbud Tree

Say that six times!

Flirting with the Camera

Across the Tracks

Daingerfield, Texas

Winter Reveals

This old barn, along with two other buildings is probably no more than 20 yards from a major highway I take at least twice a week but until a few weeks ago I had never seen it before.  That's because this area of Deep East Texas is a heavily forested vegetation-filled region and for about ten months out of the year the foliage hides these old beauties from the likes of me.

Linking to Barn Charm at Bluff Area Daily

Bracing Against the Wind

Italy City Hall

The old Farmers State Bank is now City Hall in Italy (pronounced IT-lee), Texas.

Banks used to be such stately buildings.

Early Spring

Magnolia x soulangeana
also known as saucer magnolia,
Eastern magnolia,
Japanese magnolia,
and locally as a tulip tree.

Anna Culberson

A beautiful angel stands vigil over the grave of Anna Culberson in Oakwood Cemetery, Jefferson, Texas.  Nothing other than her name is engraved on the marker.  The angel stands amidst several crape myrtle trees planted in the Culberson plot.

Linking to Taphophile Tragics

Having a Snack

First Christian Church - Center, Texas

Formed in 1856 the congregation of the First Christian Church in Center, Texas, was one of the first in Shelby County.  Services were held in a private home until a building could be erected in 1886.  The current sanctuary was build in 1905 and moved to its present site in 1930.