Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Our 4th Anniversary

I’ve had my eye on this church and flags since we arrived and today, Don stopped so I could take pictures.  The bottom flag is the Christian flag.2010 May 5 anniversary-1

Another picture of Old Glory that we saw today.  It’s not often that I get a good view from the street or highway of the flag that isn’t obstructed with power or telephone lines, etc.  Nice clear blue sky background, too.100_0700

We stopped at the 1431 Cafe in the Rail Yard Shopping Center, Cedar Park, for breakfast.100_0703

Cute little waitress took our picture for us.  That’s a veggie omelet on my plate and it was huge.  I ordered flour tortillas with it and only ate two.  In hindsight, we should have shared one, but Don wanted biscuits and gravy, which was also a plate full.  Neither one of us were members of the ‘clean plate club’ this morning.100_0702

We love the Hill Country of Texas.  Today, we took Highway 1431 from I-35 to Marble Falls.  The scenery was green a beautiful from on top of the hills.100_0706

1431 is not the straightest or most level highway.  Nothing like the desert valley of Arizona.100_0707

We turned right…. 100_0710

we turned left…. 100_0711

we turned this way and that way, up and down.100_0712

NoPo, you would love this highway!100_0713

Don’s gift to me today was stopping a lot so I could take pictures.  If this old stone house could talk..100_0717

The utility shed to the left was also built with stone.100_0718

Off to the right of the main house, this is probably a two-holer outhouse.100_0722

The house from the other side.100_0723

A close up of the Firewheels that are so plentiful here.100_0721100_0719

We drove through an addition on LBJ Lake called Deer Haven and we found out why.  Deer were everywhere just laying or grazing around.100_0728100_0729100_0730

We talked to a salesman at the Horseshoe Bay and he even drove us around and showed us some houses and condos.  He knew, when I asked him if we could park our 5th wheel on “that lot” that was for sale, that we weren’t serious customers.  He laughed, we laughed.  But he was a very nice man and we enjoyed his hospitality.  We learned the history of Horseshoe Bay and a few things about John and his family, which was very interesting.

Another stop overlooking the lake.100_0740

This house on the lake is for sale.100_0742

At the Holiday Inn Express, Don just had to get in the pool, after all, it was in the mid-90’s today.  However, the water in the pool was not heated and it was freezing.  I can’t believe how long Don stayed in, but not me!!  I did good to get my feet in the water.  Brrrrrrrrrrr!100_0746

The view from our window.  Looks like a church, but it’s only an edifice marking where the First Baptist Church of Marble Falls plans to build a church building.100_0750

This HIE has only been open for three weeks.  It was very nice and new.100_0752100_0756

Down the hill from the HIE were new houses and more houses being built.  The view for most was beautiful and the price for one that I got an info sheet on was over $400,000.00.  Guess they have heard about the economy.100_0757

I guess this view is worth that, but I can look at this picture as much as I want for …. free.100_0758100_0762

Don took me to the River City Grille for dinner right on the river.100_0767

It was very nice and the food was excellent and this was our semi-obstructed view (we could have sat on the deck, but it was very crowded when we arrived: 100_0765

We barely made it back to the HIE in time to get this picture out our window after sunset.100_0772

What a grand day we had, just enjoying each other’s company and the beautiful Hill Country scenery.

Thank you, Don.  It was wonderful.

[Written on the 6th because my gift to Don yesterday was to keep my time on the computer to a minimum.]

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