Texas Wildflowers Renew the Soul
City on a hill,
Untouched land beyond.
A Fallow field is
The secret of fertility.
In the city, we see millions of lives represented in the windows doors, and many floors of each building. We see excitement and the glories of civilization. But no matter how much those who follow Tao may enjoy the city, they understand the need for retreat into nature.
In the countryside, they find the nurturing quality of freedom. They can see new possibilities and can wander without societal impositions. In the past, pioneers saw the open prairies and were filled with dreams of dominating nature with the glories of man. Now we know different: We must preserve the wilds for our very survival.
We need time to lie fallow. If you cannot leave the city just find a little quiet time each day to withdraw into yourself. If you are able to walk in fields or in the hills, so much the better. But none of us can maintain the fertility of our beings without renewal.
I've had the "Renewal" by Tao on my refrigerator at home, my office and my lake house for the last three years, and thought it was fitting to accompany my pictures of the magnificence of one of God's most lovely gifts to us...Texas Wildflowers. Marchel and I came up with this contest when we first took over the Texas Real Estate group back in February 2008, and I've wanted to share it with all of you for a long time. I hope you enjoy the little show I've put together for you. My sister, Sandra Parker and I love flowers and nature, a trait we got from our Mother. We go look at the bluebonnets and wildflowers every year. The pictures were taken on our annual pilgrimage to Round Top, Texas from our homes in Katy, Texas. Our route was planned to also take advantage of phenomenal display of antiques along the way to Round Top, Texas.
This is a feature unto itself, every spring you can follow the bluebonnet trail to Texas' Antiques Week. From Warrenton to Round Top TX on Hwy 237 and beyond there are thousands of booths and antique dealers lining the highways in this area, selling everything from vintage wicker / clothes to advertising memorabilia. It will blow your mind, so it you've never made the trip, plan on doing it next year. One area is Marburger Farm Antique Show, it host over 300 dealers from around the world...and that's just ONE of the of the exhibitor areas! It has five football-field-size tents + a village of restored Texas buildings that house other exhibitors alongside the tents. For more information on this visit http://www.roundtop-marburger.com/. The two pictures of my dear friend Missy with her gem of a daughter Madison were taken just outside Waco on Hwy 84 east. I set my slide show to the music of Willie Nelson, enjoy! This post is dedicated to my sister Sandra. We share the love of Texas, flowers, life, and Willie, we have always been there for each other and always will be. To my sister Sandra with Love, Liffy
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