There are some things that a California girl, like me
finds very unique about Texas.
Starting with the title of this post . . . . it's the state slogan
We live amid groves of majestic oak trees
in a beautiful part of Texas
called: The Hill Country
then there is:
the cute Longhorn steer across the street
enthusiastic state pride
exhibited in the omnipresence of enormous Texas flags
uber loyal football fans
the sun neither rises nor sets on the beach
bumper stickers like this
FM 1560 is not a radio station, it's a road (farm to market)
even the Alamo is made of local limestone
I have also noticed:
the most extraordinary blues skies and cotton clouds I have ever seen
a perfectly normal sounding sentence (no accent, no twang, no drawl) ends with y'all
rain is most properly described as a deluge
earth shaking lightening storms
shorter lines at stores
fabulous BBQ brisket, which, once again, Steve has duplicated . . . . perfectly
I have seen scorpions, 2" cockroaches, 6" centipedes, and a coral snake
stars adorn everything
homes, freeway overpasses, my dog's collar . . . everything
It takes 24 hours to drive to California (we have done it several times)
In the same amount of time, we could drive to New York City,
or Canada,
or Central America
finds very unique about Texas.
Starting with the title of this post . . . . it's the state slogan
We live amid groves of majestic oak trees
in a beautiful part of Texas
called: The Hill Country
then there is:
the cute Longhorn steer across the street
enthusiastic state pride
exhibited in the omnipresence of enormous Texas flags
uber loyal football fans
the sun neither rises nor sets on the beach
bumper stickers like this
FM 1560 is not a radio station, it's a road (farm to market)
We live on a limestone plain stretching from San Antonio to Dallas;
you can't even plant a tree without blasting.
Gorgeous local stone abounds;
here is our front courtyard and back steps under construction
you can't even plant a tree without blasting.
Gorgeous local stone abounds;
here is our front courtyard and back steps under construction
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I have also noticed:
the most extraordinary blues skies and cotton clouds I have ever seen
a perfectly normal sounding sentence (no accent, no twang, no drawl) ends with y'all
rain is most properly described as a deluge
earth shaking lightening storms
shorter lines at stores
fabulous BBQ brisket, which, once again, Steve has duplicated . . . . perfectly
I have seen scorpions, 2" cockroaches, 6" centipedes, and a coral snake
stars adorn everything
homes, freeway overpasses, my dog's collar . . . everything
It takes 24 hours to drive to California (we have done it several times)
In the same amount of time, we could drive to New York City,
or Canada,
or Central America
It's an interesting place, this Texas
6 comments:
Good post.
I love the additions onto your house. They're beautiful.
I've lived in Florida for all of my life that I can remember. I can't imagine living 24 hours away! (I would though. ;)
Interesting, indeed. But we quite like it. It is SO different from Cali.
I love your photos! You capitalized on what I noticed most about TX in your post: less people, lots of pride, amazing rain and lightning storms, and for the vast majority "ya'll," "yes ma'am and sir" are the only dialectical differences from western Americans. Like Chrissy said it is so different (in a good way) than Cali and even its neighbor, Oklahoma!
i dadgum appreciate this post.
Texas is not California and Texas is not what California's think it is.
I love the Hill Country most of all.
I respect and rather like the pride Texans have for their state but I think their addition to pledge of allegiance is a little arrogant. Don't get me started on the "power trip" law enforcement officers have in Texas. The people, in general, are very kind and generous.
Hmmmmmmmmmmm Steve....had a little run in with the law?? We love Texas also...Especially the people. We have lived in seven states and found wonderful people in each one (what a wonderful country we have) but Texas 'takes the prize'...
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