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Saturday, September 29, 2012

MsBelinda is having Terlingua dreams.

MsB is dreaming of Terlingua and planning a trip there.  It is definitely an unique place.  I was there for a week a few years ago.  In fact that is where I met Ben Woods, Billy Bob, John Wells, and David for the first time.  I ate at both the Grub Shack and the Starlight.  I do want to get back there sometime soon, but don't know when it will be.  It has been the subject of some of my paintings.  Even did a painting of Benita.  But the old part of Terlingua had so many potential paintings and I have only done a couple.  Here are some pictures of that part of Terlingua.  This first one is of the Starlight:

The rest are of the ruins:



See the far-a-way mountains trough the door?





This next one sits next to the drop off to a deep ravine:


See the Starlight in the back ground?



Anyway, that is a sampling of the pictures that I took of that area.  You can see that there is a lot of great material there for paintings and/or photographs.  I will be going back there one of these days.  Now, even if you aren't dreaming of Terlingua, please have a wonderful Saturday.  It is raining here and it is much appreciated.  Suppose to be a wet weekend and a beautiful week coming up.

8 comments:

  1. Sure won't be long before MsB is down here. Hope to meet her this time. Got over 2.5 inches of rain here.

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  2. Not much left of the old mining town. It does have a stark beauty.

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  3. Imagine all the history hidden in those walls!

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  4. David, it is always great to meet another blogger in person. Yes, you should try to meet her. I think that rain came over here after it left your area.

    Sixbears, there are occupied homes in town but on up the hill.

    HJ, if only walls could talk I bet we would be surprised at what all they could tell.

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  5. Looks like an interesting place.

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  6. TFT and Jill, it is an interesting place, even with the old mercury mines. Another place there is the old cemetary. I think I did a blog on Katy before. . . Or maybe not, I don't remember for sure.

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  7. I certainly am dreaming of Terlingua...less than a month now.

    Terlingua is the type of town that you either love it or you hate it. As you can imagine I really LOVE it :)

    Beautiful pictures and you are right...if only the walls could talk!

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