When we were in Austin we met up with our niece (and goddaughter) Molly
Howard who is doing her graduate work at UT and went out to
hear a western swing band play....
The first song they played was Miles and Miles of Texas:
I rode up in to Austin the craddle of the west
Just ask any
cowboy he'll tell you it's the best
I met a Texas beauty I got friendly with
her pa
I looked in to her big blue eyes this is what I saw
I saw miles and miles of Texas all the stars up in the sky
I
saw miles and miles of Texas gonna live here till I die
You know how songs get stuck in your head? Well I
kept singing this song over and over the last two days as I drove from Austin to El Paso (without
Donna, who flew to the Grand Canyon to go backpacking and painting). Here are some pictures of those miles.
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| Gypsy wagon near Llano |
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| Gypsy wagon near Ozoona |
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| Gypsy wagon near Fort Stockton |
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| Gypsy wagon near Balmorhea |
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| Gypsy wagon near Van Horn |
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| Gypsy wagon near El Paso |
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| From the inside looking out at Texas |
At least they look like they were pretty miles and miles! Since moving to the city one of the things I miss is the miles and miles of open road. ~Tanya
ReplyDeleteHi Kids! Looking forward to seeing you back home in Santa Cruz! I know that Miles and Miles of Texas feeling. Many years ago, Ron and I took the train to New York, Then decided to take the Greyhound bus back along the Southern route across America... hey it was only $99 for the whole route...! So we did... I think I slept thru half of Texas, as it took 3 days, you know stopping at bus stops all along the way!
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