Weather: low 61 degrees, high 65 degrees, cloudy, light showers
It rained again today. We've been here almost four weeks, and there's been rain at least nine of those days. That means rain about one out of every three days. I'm ready to go back to the high desert.
In 2005, we were in Acton, Texas, checking out the area. While we were there, we visited Elizabeth Patton Crockett's grave site. Sarah was the widow of Davy Crockett, legendary hunter, frontiersman, and politician. Davy came to Texas and died as a hero of the battle of the Alamo. The new nation of Texas awarded his wife several hundred acres of land in the Acton area. She lived in the area until her death, when she was buried in the Acton cemetery. Elizabeth Patton Crockett's grave site is the location of the smallest state park in Texas, at 0.006 acre.
When we were in Acton, we happened to see this beautiful little chapel with stained glass windows. While we were admiring the outside of the chapel, a lady opened the door and asked if we would like to see the inside. Yes!
Here's the outside of the Old Masonic Hall.
We went inside the little chapel, and were amazed at how beautiful the stained glass windows were. The room was bathed in light from the windows. We felt privileged to be able to see the inside of the building, since it is not open to the public. One of those cases of being in the right place at the right time.
Here's a picture of some of the stained glass windows from the inside.
Carolyn hasn't gone to the doctor for her allergies yet. She coughs, sneezes, sniffles, suffers with a headache, but she's hanging in there. I, on the other hand, got tired of all that stuff for myself. I went to the doctor and am now starting to feel decent again. Hmmm. I wonder if there's a lesson there for Carolyn?
More later, be safe.
Today's Town - Austin, Texas: Bat City
Not all who wander are lost.
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