Escaping The City

If This Aint Heaven . . .

wind

Within minutes, you realize that you are in another world . . .

color

A place where color finds its way in, regardless of the drought.

The Cowboy Store

False advertising! I looked in every nook and cranny of The Cowboy Store and I did not see a single cowboy for sale. (grin)

cowboy

Ummm… Cowboy? Ya realize you are going the wrong way, right?
Come back here, dang it! (grin)

creek

If this aint heaven, I don’t know what is . . .

weed

A place where even the weeds are stunning . . .

longhorn

And everything is bigger than life . . .
(Is his tongue in his nose?)

peace

A feeling of peace overtakes your very soul . . .

old

And you feel as if you have somehow gone back in time.

river

Life makes perfect sense here.

saddle-horse

Ready to ride off into the sunset . . .

saloon

Or just kick back with a cold beer at the local saloon.

Texas Longhorn

But don’t mess with this guy in Bandera, Texas.

mercy

Lord have mercy, this ought to be illegal . . .

Cricket Walker

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12 Comments

  • Reply Carolyn July 27, 2009 at 1:50 am

    Nice!!! Things are looking up, eh?? πŸ˜‰

  • Reply Cricket Walker July 27, 2009 at 1:52 am

    LOL! That cowboy aint mine! Just a pic I took when I came across a trail ride in Bandera. Spending time in the country is always refreshing for me.

  • Reply Eric Hubbard July 27, 2009 at 2:01 am

    Very nice Darlin! I have one of those Watusi Longhorns in my freezer!
    PS Maybe the cowboys were in a back room!

  • Reply Chance July 27, 2009 at 6:10 am

    Very nice pictures, they brought a smile this morning. Thanks for sharing your world!

  • Reply Ellen July 27, 2009 at 1:17 pm

    Cricket,

    Did ya talk to him? I would have said “Turn around so I can get another picture of you from the front”.

    I’m not shy!

    Great pictures!

  • Reply Cricket Walker July 27, 2009 at 3:31 pm

    @ Eric – that must be one really big freezer!

    @ Chance – It is soooo pretty up there. Wish I lived there! πŸ™‚

    @ Ellen – Oh heck no! I almost fainted when he caught me taking his picture from under the tree and tipped his hat at me. Still wiping drool off the poor camera. =)

  • Reply Kelly July 27, 2009 at 10:26 pm

    Awesome pictures. Your passion shines through

  • Reply Cricket Walker July 29, 2009 at 5:17 pm

    Thank you Kelly. It’s hard not to feel passionate about country life. πŸ™‚

  • Reply Vivian Ellis August 5, 2009 at 3:54 pm

    Cricket, I’m trying to figure out who you are? Are you ex-COG? Did Ironsides clue you in about my Facebook accnt?

    Regardless, I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed looking at your pictures here. You make me jealous, too. I live in SD, but it sure looks purdy there… wherever you were.

  • Reply Cricket Walker August 5, 2009 at 4:04 pm

    Hi Vivian! Since I don’t recognize your name either, I am guessing one of our friends on FB recommended us to each other.

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  • Reply Saimon Apor July 12, 2010 at 6:56 pm

    Hello Cricket, this is such a beautiful post! πŸ™‚ Amazing shots! I wish I can have wonderful shots like that.

    So if that ain’t heaven, maybe that’s paradise then? πŸ˜€

    -zeruel

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