WHOOPS !!! Made a wrong turn! LOL 1/10/07

Hey there....

On Wednesday the 10th, I headed out for Huntsville about 9:30 a.m. I was driving along enjoying the country side, stopping to check out an unique feature that Texas has on their roadways...Historic Markers located every where through out the area. They mark spots where historic events took place. If I stopped at everyone to read though- I'd never get anywhere!! There are hundreds of them!!! LOL

I had been driving for over 2 hours and couldn't figure out why I hadn't seen any signs for Interstate 35! So I stopped at a McDonalds to use bathroom and grab a bite to eat. There was a mail woman in line a head of me. I asked her if she knew how far away the I-35 was??? She looked at me with a puzzled look and stated that she never heard of I-35!! LOL Well, I knew I was in trouble then!!! So when I got back out to the car, I looked at the map again. Sure enough I had gone the wrong way (West when I should have gone East) !!! LOL I was about 100 miles in the wrong direction! Well I knew there was no Huntsville in the days plans now, so I looked for a new destination! I looked in my handy visitors guide and found Menard. And off I went to find my new target! LOL

Menard used to be a trading post. "Now it's known for sheep & wool production, followed by beef cattle & Angora goats." It is known for the Ditch Walk. The Ditch was dug around the town back in 1756 by the Spanish. It was for irrigation for the Spanish Mission located there. There is still remnants of the old town stores from earlier times (not real sure but looked like late 1940's to mid 1950's- if I was to venture a guess).

Well that is it for now. Haven't been out much, due to the weather. It's been very rainy, cold, and windy. Flash flood & ice storm warnings all over the place!There was also another tornado down here Friday!!! That made 9 tornados since I've been here!! It's been real crazy weather wise here- much like the rest of the country. Many people down here say this weather has been very unusual lately. Enjoy the pictures I took. They are as follows: #1-#6 local terrain- a lot of open spaces- mostly ranches; #7-#11 small town called San Saba; #12- #18 another small town called Rochelle; #19 - 29 the town of Menard; #30-#33 more pictures of the local terrain.

Take care everyone and have a wonderful night!! Sweet Dreams- Love Donna

SEE PICTURES IN ALBUM #59:http://picasaweb.google.com/Pandadmd5880

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