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Airing of the Quilts

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The Airing of the Quilts and the Garden Club Tour of Homes is an annual event in Smithville, Texas. I picked up my camera and hit the road for a day trip. I took 297 photos; here are a few presentable ones. Not all my photos turned out; I’m still overexposing some.

Quilts hanging in front of businesses in Smithville, Texas

Quilts, quilts and more quilts

A mosaic quilt in front of an art gallery named Mosaic

A good quilt for the Mosaic shop

Three old quilts hanging in front of an old building

Old building, old quilts

A cute cottage with a colorful quilt hanging in front of it

Cute cottage


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As I arrived and got out of my car, I heard music. Live music. I followed the sound down a narrow entrance and it opened up into a patio. Live music at 9:30 a.m., yes, indeed. I didn’t get the name of the band, but I doubt that it is “Smoking Area.” I could hear their music all through the morning as I walked around looking at the quilts.

A live band playing music at 9:30 a.m.

Music in the morning

I spent all my time walking around downtown Smithville, taking photos of the quilts and old buildings. I didn’t make it to the Garden Tour of Homes. Maybe next year!

Milam County Courthouse

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Judy and I went on a field trip to Cameron, Texas, to check out the Milam County Courthouse. It was completed in 1892 in the Renaissance Revival style. The courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. And the clock works!

The Milam County Courthouse, facing west

Milam County Courthouse, west view


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South view of the Milam County Courthouse, with lots of trees

South View


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We could see lots of birds flying around the statue (Justice), but this is as close as I could get with my lens. From where we were, and considering the size of the statue, they looked like gnats.

The statue on top of the Milam County Courthouse, with lots of little birds flying around it

Darn gnats!

Fiction Friday: Camping Trip

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Friday Fictioneer challenge: Write a 100-word story based on the photo prompt.
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Friday Fictioneer photo prompt. Copyright Rochelle Wisoff-Fields

Friday Fictioneer photo prompt. Copyright Rochelle Wisoff-Fields

Korkheek started the fire while lnrllin, her husband, unloaded the spaceship. Donning their jet packs, the teenagers, G-mlak and tSikll, immediately abandoned the campsite for their annual race through the Grand Canyon.

Watching the embers fly up and dissipate, Korkheek wondered if this might be their last vacation on Terra. With the high price of dilithium crystals, she didn’t know if they could afford to travel next year.

“Korkheek.” She looked up into her husband’s mournful face. Instantly, she imagined the worst: An accident in the canyon? Where were the children?

“Korkheek,” Inrllinn said, “I forgot to pack the marshmallows.”
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To read other stories based on this photo, select the smiley blue frog.