WE SET OUT ON AN ADVENTURE THIS MORNING.....

We got in the truck and headed west, young man! First we stopped at Whataburger for breakfast. Then we put liquid gold (aka gasoline) in the tank. We got on the highway to Fort Worth and saw a few sights. You know you are getting close to Fort Worth when you pass Six Flags Over Texas amusement park (well at least if you are driving west from Dallas).



Another sight that will soon be considered synonymous with Dallas-Fort Worth is the new Dallas Cowboys Stadium currently under construction.


After a few more miles we are on the other side of Fort Worth. (Fort Worth is very small compared to Dallas) and we arrive at our destination: The Annual Parker County Peach Festival. (Parker County is immediately west and adjacent to Tarrant County, the county in which Fort Worth, Texas is contained.)


Yet another stately, grand old County Courthouse. This is Weatherford, Texas.... the county seat of Parker County, Texas.

This is the S O U T H, baby..... some of the old die-hards (aka Confederate Sons of America) spend a great deal of time, money, and effort re-enacting famous battles of the Civil War as historically accurate as possible. They use authentic weapons of the era and wear replica uniforms. The canon on display was made in 1846.

It always amazes me. Literally as soon as you are west of the Fort Worth city limits, you start seeing things more indicative of arid west Texas. All of the sudden, practically out of no where, there is cactus growing at every turn.

....and no PEACH FESTIVAL would be "official" without some..... you guessed it......

We had peach cobbler, peach ice cream, peach lemonade, peach smoothies, peach slush, and peach julep. And if that wasn't enough, we bought some to take home! Ross requested p e a c h e s!

Until I get re-acclimated to the coolness of the air conditioning.....