I took this picture last fall on the river (Guadalupe) It's not remarkable but it reminds me of life. As we age we look back and see a blur of colors & textures, some bright, some dark. A few pieces of gold stand out.
While reading an obituary (yes, I confess, I am addicted) one stood out. A lovely photo of a young woman taken in the late 1930's. Obviously her graduation picture. She was a child of the depression, her father had moved all over the oilfields of Texas and Louisiana but she had graduated from highschool with honors. Every accolade she had won was recounted. Miss This, President of That .... Then she got married and had children. That's all, merely a list of her survivors. This woman lived for another 80 years, but for her the gold was way back in school.
I realize that her life was much more than the sum of her public school experiences and that husband and her children are the stars of her life but what do you want your "Stand Out" golden moments to be?
I read a report today from Richard Fillip, RE/MAX of Texas. In it, he stated that 50% of all new jobs created in America in 2008 were in Texas.
Think some of those jobs could be in places like this? As REALTORS we are at the center of a new energy revolution.
There is nothing like being at the right place at the right time!
Now, get to work.
My day, My say!
Driving around this afternoon doing some real estate duties....I spied this huge water tower in Cibolo. A rapidly growing community NE of San Antonio. One of the things I love about doing errands is the unexpected. Less than a mile away, on the same side of the street, is this:
Immediately followed by a huge new elementary school....
In the center of what is rapidly becoming a city, a real symbol of our closely held rural roots. Followed by the hope of everyone's future - our children.
Somehow, it all still works in Texas.
Made it by the the lowater yesterday. Looks like the TXDot or whomever is getting busy. There are now 3 stantions up and the Rockin'R side of the river approach seems to be shaping up. Since it was raining yesterday, there was absolutely no one down there - a rarity. No matter the weather, there are usually half a dozen Harley's parked at Bubba's Big Deck. Anyway, I still don't know if they are going to be meeting the target date of Memorial Day weekend. We'll see... The picture is lacking in quality because when I got to the river...I didn't have my camera and took this with my phone.
I didn't make it down to the lowater bridge this weekend...but I did need to kill some time in the Schertz/Cibolo area today. Found some interesting "artifacts" while I was driving around. The Starlight Theatre is in Schertz on Highway 78. This community was voted one of the top 40 places to live in the US and is the top ranked city in Texas. It lies between our little town of New Braunfels and San Antonio. I know there are old drive-ins everywhere but this one seemed to stand out. I'm amazed that no one has "liberated" the sign itself. It's in surprisingly good condition and it has a great sense of style. I love old advertising art and this is a great example. I'd love to know something about the history of the place - other than the "submarine races" that were waged in the back rows. There are a lot of interesting things to see...if you just take the time to look.
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