The first photo I use in any of my entries is of anything that makes the biggest impression on me of my visit to the area. As I drove into Gonzales from the northwest there were amazing green pastures with lots of cattle, fields of wild flowers and old farms. But once I got into town and parked my car I started noticing some incredibly beautiful homes with so much charm and character. This yellow beauty really made an impression on me and therefore this is how I will remember Gonzalez!
The wildflowers are just starting to come up. I wish I stopped to get a better picture but if you have ever driven in Texas you know that you just don't do that on a major highway!
The homes were not the only thing that got my attention. I visited the only original prison left in town and took many pictures. What got my attention was all of the names, graffiti and carvings on the walls, ceilings and anywhere there was space. Never having been to prison, thankfully so, I can't even imagine how bored one can get while in there.
This is where the hangings took place where most of the prisoners could see what was coming to some of them.
The original Come And Get It cannon is in one of the museums in town.
I almost didn't make it out of town!
This is a very old town and some of these buildings are almost two hundred years old.
As I left town I decided to take a different road back home and take some of the country farm roads. I was glad to see things that I wouldn't of seen if I was going seventy miles an hour. One of them was a surprise just like coming up on the Road Runner in New Mexico. I was driving along this country road and all of a sudden I saw a little movement out of the corner of my eye. I couldn't get my camera fast enough to take pictures of a very beautiful pair of Caracaras.
The other thing I ran into reminded me of my new friend from Simon from Silver City, New Mexico because it had the creativity and spirit that he has.
Thank you for the good time Gonzales, Texas and until we meet again!
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