Today, March 2, is Texas Independence Day. On this day in 1836, at Washington-On-The-Brazos, the Texas Declaration of Independence (written in one day - imagine that happening today!) was signed at the Convention of 1836.
As is our wont, this means that it's time for a fiesta! (Throw a rock in Texas on any given day of the year and chances are you'll hit a festival.) Oh, and today's the 80th Annual Zilker Park Kite Festival - what a wonderful way to celebrate the day! (Very, very, VERY windy here today, I'm sure it will be very interesting at Zilker.)
In researching for this blog, I ran across this transcript of a very interesting speech on The Myth and Meaning of Texas Independence given by Dr. Stephen L. Hardin, Professor of History at Victoria College. (I don't agree with him regarding interior Mexican food, by the way, but there is very little more subjective than tastes in food!)
In any case, this, for those of us here in Texas, is a day of celebration for times gone by, for the birth of the Republic of Texas, and for the uniqueness of our State.
Hi Tricia, we loved you post and the picture. just stopping by to tip our hat to you for yours being picked for a featured post. Well deserved! Congraulations, Liz and Marchel (L & M), the Texas Real Estate group.
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