Landscapes of Lamar County Texas

Hay on FM 1184

I love living in Lamar County. My son Travis came home from living in Italy one year and commented about how quaint and beautiful our area is to one visiting from far away.  His comment made me try to look at the landscape around me from a stranger's point of view. Below are a few of the images I've taken over the years as I traveled to and from work and school.

I've thought about putting them into a calendar or making some cards out of them but I never have had the time. 

Hope you enjoy seeing what I see when I drive the roads.

I'll add more to the collection as I find them on my hard drive.

Hickory Grove Cemetery

Hay meadow on HWY 137

Barn on FM 35400

Geese flying over Lake Gibbons

Ducks at sunset on Pat Mayse Lake

Fence on the edge of HWY 24 S

 A Summer's Day on FM 1184

 Sunset at Pat Mayse Lake

 

Sunset at Lake Gibbons

 

Lake Gibboons Pier

 

Sunset on FM 22900

 

North Sulphur River at the Camp Hut

 

Pond on HWY 824

 

Sunset at Sander's Cove

 

Scarecrow at Slabtown

 

Shelter on HWY 271 E

 

Sulphur River past Roxton

 

Heron flying on Lake Gibbons

 

 

 

Aftermath of the ice storm in Paris, Lamar County, Texas

It looks like Paris was hit with an ice bomb.  Streets have been blocked with downed trees and dangling power lines due to the ice storm that hit last Friday.  Men with big trucks descended upon Paris and have been working round the clock to get the utilities back in working order.  We still don't have power at our house yet.  I wore the same clothes for three days straight!  I'm not much of a photojournalistic type of photographer but here is what I saw as I drove the streets trying to stay warm in the car and charge my cell phone.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

More ice images

Rick and Patricia Browning's Lake on 195

Rick and Patricia Browning's Lake on 195

Old Building on North Main

Disfunctional Dinner

The ice continues

Ice Storm in Paris

After ice bombs dropped all night long, we have no electricity and therefore no hot water.  To get away from the cracking of trees all around us, we got in the car, turned on the heat and charged our cell phones while riding around Paris taking pictures.  Here is what I saw....