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harry’s boot

This is what you can see at the corner of West Wallace and South High Streets, in the center of downtown San Saba. In case you’d been lying awake at night wondering.

San Saba, Texas
photographed 7.22.2023

kicked the habit

Sometimes you just need to shed the old things that aren’t working for you any more, and move on with a fresh outlook to match your fresh new skin.

San Saba, Texas
photographed 7.22.2023

donut city

That early Sunday morning, all the other patrons at Donut City were getting their breakfast to go, which meant that I had the dining room to myself.

And that meant that I had a nice start to the day photographing the place, including the reflection in the display case and also this colorful scene.

San Saba, Texas
photographed 7.23.2023

heading home

This family had completed their shopping at the courthouse square farmers’ market and were heading home. Eventually. It took a minute to get organized; that one kid on the right sort of had some other plans in mind.

Lampasas, Texas
photographed 7.22.2023

papershell

As is it turns out, San Saba is the pecan capital of the world*, so it’s easy to find things with pecan-themed names.

And that’s how it happened that I sat in the Papershell** Bar and had an old fashioned made with pecan bitters.

San Saba, Texas
photographed 7.22.2023

* Yes. The world. The ENTIRE world.
**A variety of pecan.