Friday, November 16, 2018
Weekend Roundup -- 20-18(b) (for letter "T") -- Reflections too
The 45th issue of Weekend Roundup for this year..
The week's prompts:
(1) Starts with "T"; (2) A Favorite; (3) Tall; and (4) Reflections
(2) A Favorite: KP's School honored Veteran relatives, Grandfather here, for a Veterans Day celebration. We had breakfast in the library, there the fifth grade choir sang to us. Then we <
The morning was finalized by a parade of the students and their guests marching through the halls with the teachers and kids lining the sides. Got lots of Hi-Fives and thumbs up. This picture was taken after the parade. Her school, of grades K-5, has over 1,000 students. The "S" badge is my admittance and permission pass.
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(1) Starts with "T": Texas starts with "T". The statue of Sam Houston (our president while Texas was a Republic) is alongside Interstate 45, coming into Houston from Huntsville, Texas. It stands 77 feet tall. The 67-ft. tall (plus 10-ft. base) statue is named "A Tribute to Courage."
You can read all about this large Sam Houston monument at RoadsideAmerica.com. Jack and Linda were amazed. Long before they were leaving Texas, they too were saying, "everything is bigger in Texas."
(3) Tall: Tall women scare me. Especially when we are alone in an elevator. I generally get off as soon as I can.
- I posted of my fear with a couple of poems:
https://jimmiehov6.blogspot.com/2016/01/a-real-poem-truths-where-i-dont-often-go.html#comment-form ; and
http://jimmiehov6.blogspot.com/2018/06/a-took-chance-poem-for-thursday.html
- Either of these links will tell you about this lady, she is the Tallest woman in Texas, perhaps in the United States or the Whole World.
(4) Reflections: a Driving Picture I took on the way to the polls. [click picture for larger view] This shows a pasture outside Fulshear, Texas [link] where we voted.
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- I am linked with Tom of "Backwoods Travel" (Link to Tom's Weekend Reviews) - The pictures are all mine and rights are reserved to me under Copyright Law.
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Labels: Driving Pictures, KP, Reflections, Texas, Weekend Roundup 02
