Limestone Country....

We have a lot of country roads around here.

Not much farming, on this side of the Interstate.

This is Hill Country.

There's a thin layer of clay, over LOTS of limestone.

There are some farms, though.

Several lavender farms have been doing pretty well around here.

Apparently, lavender does well on thin, arid soil.

And, vineyards.  Grapes like it here, too.

But, mostly you'll see ranches....cattle, goats....even Alpacas.

That's what this appears to be....a ranch of some sort.

There's a barn here.

See it peeking out back there?

But, this is why we turned around for a photo.

The old, falling down fence.

(We call these Coyote fences here...made from cedar limbs, wired together.)

The old cistern.

And, that great stone building.

Around here, you usually see a windmill beside a cistern.

But, looks like this is hooked up to power.

So, there must be a pump in there.

But, what was the building for?

The roof seems to be gone.  But, it looks like a nice size for something.

Wish I had it here.  I could certainly use it.

Oh, and that green at the top of the fence?
That's Prickly Pear Cactus.  They grow really well (too well?),
and really big here.

I'm linking up today with Tricia's 

And, Madge's

Be sure to visit them, for more rural beauties.

Thanks for dropping by... ~~Linda~~

On Chimney Valley Road...

On our back roads drive the other day, we took this little two lane road.

Chimney Valley Road.

Do you ever wonder why some roads have the names they do?

We did see some chimneys.  But, nothing that would warrant the name.

It's close by.  Maybe we'll take it again, some day.

There were plenty things to see.  I bet later in the spring or summer, it'll

be even more interesting.

We came across this house.

It could certainly use some TLC.

But, we decided that someone still lives here.
There's a not-too-old truck parked

just to the right of this photo.

And, there's a power line, running to the house from the road.

And, maybe running water?

Guaranteed peace and quiet.

Except for a crazy old woman, with a camera.

Thanks for dropping by...

~~Linda~~

I'm linking to Madge's