Texas Blue Bonnets and Rustling Green Wheat Waves

Take a lovely drive from Buffalo Gap, the first seat of Taylor County,
down Hwy 89 and you'll find....
Buffalo Gap Cemetery.....
Tom Perini's family built the lovely prayer chapel that sits amid masses of our
beloved Texas Blue Bonnets
An angel watches serenely as the fragrance of the blue ocean caress your senses and bring you
and exquisite peace..... and the assurance that this life is NOT the end.
This year... the green waves rustle softly in our late April breezes...
They offer hope of a great harvest of the soon to be golden wheat fields along Lemons Gap Road.
Come see us this Spring and get ready...
there's a feast for your senses in our little Jim Ned Valley!

Easter Parades, baseball, and softball the JIM NED INDIAN WAY!... SPRING 2010 is here!

Spring is all about signing up for summer leagues...
talking it over coach to coach!
Hamburgers from Lucy's or Vickie's
... and the traditional RABIES CLINIC!!!! better get it done folks!
after our very very wet Winter, Rabies will certainly be an issue this year!
Whether you get your burgers at one of the local "joints", or at the game...
GO OUT AND SUPPORT OUR INDIANS!
Only in a place like our little JN Valley can you watch the game in the saddle!
Buffalo Gap 8th annual Easter Parade...
the girls made their Easter Bonnets and the boys made woven Easter baskets.
They entered to the memorable strains of "In Your Easter Bonnet"...
arm in arm, they were truly lovely ladies and gentlemen:)
Jim Ned entered 8 softball teams this year in the Abilene South League.
Way to go girls!
It doesn't matter what color shirt you may wear in the summer leagues...
You will always be JIM NED RED and BLUE... through and through!
Our girl's softball is doing quite well with a very young group of girls! Go INDIANS!

Erinshire in the Gap 4.25.09

Erinshire in the Gap

April 25, 2009

I got there just as the "gates" were open...

THIS YEAR WAS A TREAT!!!! for all the senses!

Amy and the crew at the Buffalo Gap Historical Village had every corner

readied for the 100s of visitors to this annual event!
Stages and sound crews, along with videographers and photographers, all were preparing the stages for their performers.

.... and once again... the "village gardener" answered all my questions

amidst his Eden of heirloom vegetables and flowers.

(YEAH... I even got a little bunch of his hard-to-find replicating onions...

I'd looked everywhere!)

I only saw a couple of the performers for this year... But
Slim Chance and the Bagpipe group were amazing as usual....
all that I missed was my partner and a dance floor!
In a "Willie Nelson" picnic atmosphere,

all the people began to gather in the sun and wind of a West Texas April afternoon.

I got to see the people who anticipated the entire day... places secured,

they camped on the grounds in readiness for an

absolutely excellent exploitation of their senses.
Click below to hear 30 seconds of an entire afternoon into evening.

If you missed it this year... I'm sad...

BUT

Make sure, to be there early next year!

We'll be looking for ya!

Jim Ned Indians are 4-0 in district play!!! way to go!

The night began in full costume with the Buffalo Gap Elementary kids singing and signing the National Anthem!

Happy faces began the evening that anticipated the 4th win of a surprising Jim Ned team.
Cowboys were welcome at this Indian campground! As long as they were cheering for the
Tepee Team's win!

Clearly Red was the color for this October 31st event!

Let the games begin... GrapeCreek... beware!!!

The Indians are on the warpath looking for another scalp on their victory list!

Done....
31 to 30... JIM NED IS 4 wins... 0 losses............ WAY TO GO INDIANS!

Tour de Gap...Annual BICYCLE RACE at Buffalo Gap.... faster than a speeding bullet!

Last Saturday was a yearly event that sets motorists to the side of the road and my little dogs into tail spins! It was the Buffalo Gap Tour de Gap.

Yes, little puppy dog... there will be more coming in just a moment!
And here they come!
What a fun annual event for cycle enthusiasts from all over the country. This year there was a quite interesting one of which I took exceptional note. Who was the guy in the red capsule thing over his bicycle? He caused quit a stir around here on Lemons Gap road I can tell you for sure!

..... and a good time was had by all!!!

;)

until next year my two wheeled friends... until next year!