I forgot to mention in yesterday's blog that the Super 8 in Fort Stockton, Texas HAS A POOL:
Now on to the New Day:
Of Course, what shape would the Super 8 in Texas use for its waffles???
I'm sorry - this is a 2-lane blacktop road. If you're going to make the Speed Limit = 75, why have any speed limit at all?:
Wait - have I been on this road before?
Crossed over the Pecos River:
The wildflowers alongside the highway sure are pretty:
Up in Abilene, I got a car wash, supporting "Kairos Prison Ministry":
The Car LOOKED GREAT!!
I went to The Grace Museum in Abilene, but none of their Permanent Collection was on display. I continued northeast, past Hundreds of Wind Turbines:
just out there, spinning away.
I then made it up to The Old Jail Art Center in Albany, Texas:
There was some miscellaneous modern art in The Jail, but then I saw paintings in the Permanent Collection!
Amedeo Modigliani - "Young Girl with Braids", 1918
Pierre-Auguste Renoir - "Nu Couche, vu de dos (Reclining Nude from Back)", c. 1893
Pierre-Auguste Renoir - "Woman with Hat", 1896
Thomas Hart Benton - "Fire in the Barnyard", 1944 lithograph
Well, I certainly wasn't expecting THAT!
As I left Albany, Texas, there was a couple of good old boys playing guitars on a flat-bed:
It was getting hot on my way to Peter and Mary's Ranch::
My joy in a clean car was short-lived - that's Peter's car I'm following on County Road 484:
Made it to the Ranch by 4:30
It was great seeing family (who are also friends!):
Peter took me on a nice walk (2/3 mile), to the pond, and around some of the land:
Watch Out for the Prickly Pear cactus!!!
As Peter said - "Watch Out - EVERYTHING out here wants to prick, poke or stab you."
Nice View from the Back Porch:
/a>and a Beautiful View at sunset:
Thank you God for ALL THESE WONDERFUL ADVENTURES! and for the Family and Friends that I can share them with!
and Hey, I kept on-track today - I didn't even stop at "Meteor Crater" in Odessa, Texas:
Blogging Music:
Cyrus Chestnut - The Dark Before the Dawn, 1995
Driving Music:
various artists - Billboard Top Rock 'n' Roll Hits - 1964, 1964
"Last Kiss" by J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers is actually the first song I ever remember hearing:
I'll never forget the sound that night
The screamin' tires, the bustin' glass
The painful scream that I heard last.
Also, It is Pretty Cool driving 75 mph on FM 1053 North listening to "Leader of the Pack".
various artists - Billboard Top Pop Hits: 1967, 1967
Don't worry - you'll get the lyrics to "Ode to Billie Joe" in another couple of days.
various artists - Billboard Top Hits 1982, 1982
and then since WE ARE IN TEXAS:
ZZ Top - Rancho Texicano: The Very Best Of ZZ Top, 2004
including such songs as "I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide", which seems appropriate for a guy on a cross-country trip!
various artists - A Taste Of Texas Music Vol. 1, 2008
The Electric Flag - Old Glory: The Best of Electric Flag, 1967
lyrics: "Texas"
I just got in from Texas babe
You didn't even know I was around
I just got in from Texas baby
You didn't even know I was around no no
And when you saw me on the streets woman
You looked at me like I was a Ringling Brothers clown yes you did ha
then, because he has a western tie on the cover,
Bruce Springsteen - Tunnel of Love, 1987
lyrics: "Cautious Man"
He got dressed in the moonlight and down to the highway he strode
When he got there he didn't find nothing but road
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