After my visit with my granddaughter, I went on a road trip with my best friend. We journeyed to Bastrop, Texas, a small town surrounded by The Lost Pine Forest. If I understand it correctly, the Loblolly Pines around Bastrop were once a part of a much larger community of loblolly pines. The lost pines were separated during a possible geological event, such as a moving glacier, from their East Texas cousins about 80 miles to the east.
I’m not actually certain we saw any loblolly pines. I just felt the need to understand the loblolly pine forest history a bit, given it’s central to the description of Bastrop.
We filled up at Perico’s Mexican Cafe for the 2 1/2 hour drive west, northwest.
Driving west out of Houston we gradually gained some beauty with the skies growing blue, and the grass taking on shades of green.
Turning north we arrived in time for sunset.
The reason for the journey was because my friend was the preacher and celebrant for Sunday services at Calvary Episcopal Church in Bastrop.
It’s such a beautiful church…
…with such a warm welcome.
The music and worship were exquisite…and of course the sermon was off the chart!
The reverse slog home was pretty much that – a slog. We had beautiful scenes at the start of the drive to send us on our way.
Sunset tonight as we each pack up for separate travel early tomorrow morning.
Traveling mercies.
Cometsgirl 