(THE FIFTH LETTER FOR THIS SERIES)
- the Letter E" Prompts are:
(A) Starts with the Letter "E";
(B) (An) Evergreen (Tom's Choice);
(C) A Favorite; and
(D) Reflections.
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The 67-foot-tall statue of our First TeXas President. (link). The statue is a few miles south of Huntsville, Texas, on the side of Interstate Highway 45.
It is visible from a couple of miles to the south and also welcomes motorists coming over the hill from the north.
(A) Starts with "E": Extra starts with the letter "E". Size Extra Large for this statue of our first Texas President, Sam Houston, before joining the Union.
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If you like art then go to Europe. We found this Cézanne original in the Lautrec Museum in Albi, France. It is by Paul Cézanne (1839 to 1906) and he was pretty quirky. (Cézanne Wikipedia link)
Previously posted, https://jimmiehov.blogspot.com/search?q=C%C3%A9zanne
(B) (An) Evergreen (Tom's Choice) : The Cyprus, behind the house, left side, are Evergreens. They are all over Southern Europe.
(C) A Favorite: Every time we go someplace and stay a bit we run into Texas People. The top picture of these two show a little booth in the old section of Dubai selling rugs and other woven things plus ++.
But surprise, who was running it but a local Houston Suburban Texas lady and her Syrian husband owners. The only thing we had in common was in knowing the name of our small Texas towns, both Houston Suburbs.
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(D) Reflections: Amongst other things there is a diagonal Reflection of a Road in the Windows running up diagonally from the lower right of the Children's Hospital in the Houston (Texas) Medical Center. _ _ _ _
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Bonus Question: What is the name of this plant variety? It is a pretty one that Mrs. Jim's niece gave to her from the funeral of the Mom, Mrs. Jim's sister. She had died from COVID-19 and complications from a stroke earlier by a few months. 
The fine print:
- [Click on any picture for larger, click it again for extra large]
- I am linked with Tom of "Backwoods Travel" (Link here to click for Tom's Weekend Reviews)
- I am also linked this week with James of "Weekend Reflections" (click here for his Reflections Photos).
- The pictures mostly are all mine and rights are reserved to me under Copyright Law.
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Sorry about your wife's sister dying. So sad.
ReplyDeleteLove that statue of Sam. President Sam that is.
I love the rugs. All the color. Beautiful.
Have a fabulous day and weekend, Jim. 😎
I am sorry about your wife's sister too.
ReplyDeleteIsn't it amazing what a small world it is - to find people in Europe from Texas.
Philodendron? I know nothing about plants.
Have a good one.
I am so sorry about your wife's sister. Sad. We have been by Sam Houston's statute many times on I-45. It is magnificent. I once went to a Texas Ranger's game in Chicago and bumped into a group from Dallas and Austin. The next weekend, was at Arlington Stadium for a Ranger game and 2 of those same people were sitting in the next row behind us. That was my small world moment. :) Have a good weekend.
ReplyDelete...Jim, they needed to find a hilltop to to ERECT Sam Houston's statue so that it would EVEN look bigger!
ReplyDelete...perhaps quirky Paul Cézanne would be right up my alley.
...when I was in the nursery business tall narrow EVERGREENS were always good sellers.
...it's a small world.
...I believe that it's a pothos, perhap the variety Emerald Queen.
...stay safe and healthy Governor Abbott to step up to the plate and start doing the job of a leader!
Thanks Jim for joining the party.
I have a photo of that statue from a trip to Texas!
ReplyDeleteNice post and good reflections! "La Ville Rouge" Albi has been on my list of places to go for too long. :-)
ReplyDeleteBoy that statue is huge Jim. No idea about the plant name but a good redflection. Sorry I am late in commenting but I was away at my old caravan and wil probably be there this next weekend as well. Stay safe and have a good week ahead.
ReplyDeleteMy condolences to Mrs. Jim and your family on the loss of her sister.
ReplyDeleteIt's pretty amazing that we really are a global community.