I love going out into the 'highways and byways'. I had big plans of showing you some pics of some of unique East Texas friends- that is- until my camera informed me that my battery was exhausted. Although I was dismayed, I think our friends were a bit relieved. I did get this one picture. This man is a glass blower and does some amazing pieces. He creates from his heart with patience and skill. Glassblowing is something I never understood. I do now.
Lately, I have taken a lot more time to" listen". I have not only learned a new appreciation but have grown to respect and look for beauty in odd and unusual places and people I haven't taken time to get to know before. I love this 'out of the box' approach and the Piney Woods area in East Texas is good for that. Suspenders, Rumplistiltskinish beards, scruffy overalls, lengthy picturesque stories and tall tales, hot coffee by the buckets, kindness and backslapping, kids with puppy dogs and kittens, pickup trucks, fruit stands with free samples of pickeled watermelon, sudden terrific storms that last a few minutes, kind older folks that treat anybody younger like grandkids, spontaneous singing and dancing, little old towns with funny names like Cut n' Shoot, plenty of horses (seems like mostly pinto) and unbridled ingenuity.Well, to sum it all up- the older I get, the more I find out I don't know and God put so much for us to not only do, but to enjoy doing. "Howbeit the Most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands". It's almost Nov. 10th and I'll be 57 years young (don't feel obligated to spread that around tho') and I feel like I'm just getting started.