Random Picture of the Week #182: St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Denison, Texas

This week ’s random image is of the St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Denison, Texas. I’ve been passing by this old church and purposely going out of my way to drive by and try and get some pictures of the church.  About a year ago one of those trips … [Read more...]

Random Picture of the Week #181 : Woodmen’s Circle Home

This week’s random image is of the old Woodmen’s Circle Home in Sherman, Texas that took back in March, 2021 during a road trip to explore the backroads west of Sherman, Texas. When the old mansion was built it was just outside of town but as Sherman … [Read more...]

Meadow Pond Trail at Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge

The Meadow Pond Trail at Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge near Pottsboro, Texas is a 2.85 one-way trail that follows the old KATY Trail Rail System (Missouri-Kansas-Texas (MKT or "Katy") Railroad). The round trip is about 6 miles that views of … [Read more...]

Random Picture of the Week #180: Old Red Barn in Grayson County, Texas

This week’s random image is of an Old Red Barn I found while exploring the back roads in Grayson County, Texas right before the storms passed through the area. Old Red Barn on a Lonely Dirt Road You just don’t see these old barns anymore. They are … [Read more...]

Pictures of Downtown Honey Grove, Texas

Downtown Honey Grove, Texas is one of my favorite small town downtown in the state. For a small town it has a large down area and a large town square full of used buildings and others that have been empty for years. Many of the buildings were built … [Read more...]

Methodist Church of Cannon – Grayson County, Texas

About an hour north of Dallas is the small and growing town of Van Alstyne, Texas and just east of town on the edge of town is the small rural unincorporated community of Cannon, Texas. There isn't much left of the original town. All that’s left is … [Read more...]

The Old Dorchester Bank in Dorchester, Texas

Just outside Sherman, Texas are the remains of a small farm and ranching town. When you drive through the downtown area you find a couple of abandoned row buildings. These buildings are a few of the remaining buildings left in town. The building … [Read more...]

Random Picture of the Week #176: Old Red Barn on a Lonely Dirt Road

This week’s random image is of an Old Red Barn on a Lonely Dirt Road I found in Grayson County, Texas right before the storms passed through the area. Old Red Barn on a Lonely Dirt Road You just don’t see these old barns anymore. They are either torn … [Read more...]

Pioneer Park and Cemetery in Dallas, Texas

I had few hours to waste in Downtown between appointments. I spent some time wondering around Pioneer Park and Cemetery in Dallas, Texas. It was to busy and bright for me to get any better shots. I'll be back. The park was established in 1849 and at … [Read more...]

Random Picture of the Week #174: Abandoned Farm House out on the backroads of Farmersville, Texas

As with many of these old farm houses I find, there isn't any information about the house or its history. Its lost history. When I looked up the property deed its shows its changed hands a few times over the last few years and the current owners … [Read more...]