Everything in Texas is green, literally. Everywhere you look you see green. The fields are green. The median strip on the highway is green. All the pastures at the ranch are green. It is a most unusual sight. Now we like Texas and we love the ranch but it takes a day or so until you begin to love brown and beige and cream, all colors you see in the grass and the stone. Not this time. The green grass is so tall you can not even see the rocks and stones. It is an astonishing sight, all because of an abundance of rain this Fall.
Today we drove to Fredericksburg on the back road, Tivydale Road to be specific. It is a lovely drive along ranches and farms and orchards. It was especially pleasant with so many very green fields along the road. Just outside of town we stopped at a vegetable stand, run by a local farmer. They grow many many different vegetables and we always stop and buy their fresh produce. In the summer their children man the stand but of course they are now in school. Today an older man was watching the place and he told us that normally the owner just leaves the vegetables out and uses the honor system. The prices are marked, you buy and leave the money. The owner was forced to stop the practice. He was losing over one hundred dollars a day in produce from the stand. This older man volunteered to watch over the place and sell the produce. I was pleased to see him but sorry too, for a few dishonest have ruined the system for many honest souls. We will enjoy their tomatoes.
Tonight the stars in Texas are shinging bright. No moon but millions of stars, just like it says in the song. It is worth a trip to Texas just to see them.
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