These next two weeks the State of Texas hosts the State's Fair here in Dallas. It is the largest Fair in the Nation. I will be posting later on that, but it gives me an excuse to really celebrate our great State this month.
For those of you who are not that familiar with the big veritable land that is Texas, it is really more than what you think it is. Speaking from a purely geographical view, Texas has almost every type of land and vegetation there is. We have Forests and Pine trees (Northeast), Mountains and Canyons (West & Southwest), Deserts (West), Oceans (South and Southeast), Rolling Hills (South).... Ghost Towns as well as the 4th, 7th & 8th largest Cities in the USA (Houston, San Antonio, and Dallas respectively). We are the birthplace of Cowboys, Margaritas and Neiman Marcus.
Yes, I love my birth town, Dallas, Texas! Though technically I'm half German, my parents love to tell the story of how I would describe myself, at about 10 years of age. I'd say "I'm half German, half Texan, and 100% Dallas". But if your'e born and raised in Texas, you do love the whole state and all it's personalities.
People think that Texans are bigger than life, well........that may be partly true. Of course, one thing that does set us apart is our enormous landscape. But here you will also find the most genuine people in the world. People with giant personalities, who say what they mean and mean what they say. Big hearts and sincere words. And yes, things are larger than life here. And that's not always a bad thing. (Let me set this straight though: THERE IS NO MORE BIG HAIR HERE. That drives me crazy. It's been gone since the 1980's!)
But for now, I thought I'd share some of the magnificent backyards here in our state. Each of these photographs are somebody's view from their house. Wow. Until my next "Texas Is Great" sales pitch........enjoy!
DALLAS
The Museum Tower in the Arts District, Dallas
photograph: Allie Beth Allman
LAJITAS
PORT ARANSAS
Photograph: Whitten Real Estate
DRIPPING SPRINGS
Photograph: Gottesman Residential
MARBLE FALLS
Photograph: Go Leslie
FORT WORTH
Photograph: Vanessa Andrews
GALVESTON
Photograph: Alice Donahue
ALPINE
Photograph: West Texas Realty
TERLINGUA
MARBLE FALLS
AUSTIN
Photograph: Tammy Buckman
AUSTIN
Photograph: Tammy Buckman
DALLAS
Photograph: Victory Park
TERLINGUA
AUSTIN
Photograph: Austin Fine Properties
AUSTIN
Photograph: Austin Fine Properties
AUSTIN
Photograph: More Land
DRIPPING SPRINGS
Photograph: Gottesman Residential
SPICEWOOD
Photograph: Kathryn Scarborough
AUSTIN
Photograph: Calltosca
PADRE ISLAND
Photograph: Alice Donahue
LAJITAS
Photograph: West Texas Realty
HOUSTON
Photograph: Martha Turner Properties
