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House of Dusty Dreams
Someone tried. They really did. Their dreams were no match for reality, though.
This is a good time to mention that last week my co-worker gave me a book called Little Towns of Texas, an encyclopedia of – pay attention, because this part gets complicated – little towns of Texas. The book was published in 1982 and is a treasure of tiny facts about these little places. For example, here’s what the book has to say about Katemcy:
The first house built on the land that was to become the town plot of Katemcy was a picket building on the west bank of the creek by a man from Burnet, who had driven several hundred hogs from Burnet to eat pecans and acorns.
And so now you know. And you also probably know that there will be more quotes from this book as we go along.
Katemcy, Texas
photographed 6.14.2020
Spring
What a springy place to sit!
Full disclosure, though: I did not try it out. In case you wondered.
Katemcy, Texas
photographed 6.14.2020
Asymmetry: not always the answer
I don’t care for symmetry. Usually.
But then I saw this handy illustration on why asymmetry isn’t always the answer – check out those three arches!
San Saba County, Texas
photographed 6.14.2020
The Grief Swing
The first burial in this cemetery was in 1878, a seven month old boy who died on December 30.
Since then someone has built a metal swing beside a clump of trees. But is it possible, really, for a swing to dissipate grief?
Holt Cemetery
San Saba County, Texas
photographed 6.14.2020
Surveilled
The 2018 census estimates put the population of Melvin, Texas, at 167. And I swear that every one of those 167 residents found a reason to drive through town while I was there. It seems more efficient if one person drives through and then lets everyone else know what’s going on. But what do I know?
Melvin, Texas
photographed 6.15.2020
