Country Roads!

We are back in the country and glad to be here!

It's only for the weekend but we will enjoy every single minute.

We were up on the early side - for us - and left Irving before 11:00!

You would think we would know our way here by now......

Since we had to pick up some prescriptions for Louis Dean at Walgreen's, we drove on up Beltline to Irving Blvd to Loop 12 to Spur 408. From there you take I20 Dallas and then I35 to Waco.

Simple. We have driven it so many times. I was totally relaxed and reading a book my friend Melba had given me - Wish You Well by David Baldacci - when I noticed we were coming up to the I20 exit - and Louis Dean was not in the right lane. And there was a huge 18 wheeler coming along side us. 

I mentioned for him to slow down and exit and he said, "That's to Dallas!" Oops.

He thought he was supposed to go to the Fort Worth exit. Too late. We kept going and it turned into another road and we turned around, got back up on Spur 408, and was heading back to Irving - totally missing the I20 exits. We took the next exit, went under the freeway and got back up on Spur 408 to make another run at I20. This time we made it. The only next turn would be to get on I35 Waco. This time he did it right and I advised him wrong. I said he needed to get over one lane but it turned out that lane went towards Denton. NOW we were on.the.road. to Waco!

We stopped for fuel and a snack at the QT in Waxahachie and then on to the rest area outside Hillsboro. We had meant to turn off at Hillsboro and come in the back roads - but we missed that one.

It's a good thing we are laid back and not in a great big hurry!

The journey is what it's all about and we both retained our good moods and were able to turn off I35 just as the heavy traffic started in Belmead. The Interstate in Waco is under serious construction and you do NOT want to be there. We weren't.

We took Loop 340 to Hwy 84 and then to the FM road that would take us to Mart.

We noticed even that road was under construction!

I stopped to take a few pictures before we arrived at .....

THIS!!! We sat there for a few minutes.

We couldn't see much of any activity up ahead but finally a truck started coming our way with a single car behind it. The truck pulled off to the side and turned around and.....

we followed it!

It just seemed so odd and out of place in the country with pasture land all around us.

But progress is being made and we made a note to NOT come this way again for a good long while!

We arrived in Mart and stopped in at the Dollar Store for milk, Frito's and bean dip before taking the country road by the side of the store.

It's not a good road but in dry weather it works.

We passed fields full of cotton. 

All the corn had been harvested since my last visit here.

The Snow on the Prairie flowers were blooming all over the place.

It's good to be here.

We came in and took a nice long nap.

Dean and Sherry came up to visit a bit and Sherry helped Louis Dean unload all the building materials he had brought. He means to build a lean to for some equipment and build a fence around the 'front yard.' But this trip was just for unloading the truck.

This evening I set up my art table and I am planning on painting non stop all weekend.

It was warm in the camper even with the AC on since last night.

Our camper is still a tin can no matter how you do it.

It's cooled off a lot now and is feeling more comfortable.

The sunscreen had slipped down in one window and you could feel the heat when you sat on the sofa.

I secured that and kept the lamps turned off using the strings of lights only until evening came.

It was wonderful to hear the country sounds and sit on the deck as night fell.

Louis Dean is still out there and he just opened the door and called "Wine Time!"

I'll go out and we will pour our wine, sit in our chairs on the deck and have our 'AH' moment!

Goodnight form the COUNTRY!!!!