I Have a Thing for Fences, Apparently

Despite battling a cold, Jason and I took a day trip to Chappell Hill (up Hwy. 290 towards Austin) yesterday so he could bike the hills around Washington County and I could test some of the features on my camera. I can take only so many pictures of Radar and the plants in our garden.

The tiny town had a cute little Main Street, but unfortunately many of the storefronts had no-picture policies. They claimed it was for insurance purposes, but who knows. So, I ended up with a lot of pictures of fences. Unless they were particularly protective about their fences, I figured I was okay.

Country fence.

Wrought iron fence.

White picket fence.

I drove up to the Chappell Hill Lavender farm. They had a quaint little gift shop, and they said I could "most certainly" take pictures of the lavender.

Sign from the street.

Rows of lavender.

My last stop was the historic Masonic Cemetery. I figured the deceased wouldn't object to my picture taking. It was actually a very peaceful and serene cemetery. The fence theme carried out here as well.

Old wrought iron fence.

Gate into one of the family plots.


One of the ole Chappell's themselves.

I first took this picture because I thought it was interesting how the stone had broken. When I was later going through my pictures, I realized how sad this was. The grave is of a baby who just reached their 2nd birthday. The engravings read "Oh how can we render so soon to God the precious gift he gave." Sad.

More headstones.

After our stop in Chappell Hill, we headed to Brenham to have lunch with Jason's youngest brother. It was a nice day trip, but I wish I would have felt better. I'm still battling this dang cold. The crazy wind & cold doesn't help today either.