Independence & Burton in Washington County, Texas

Traveling with photographer friends, Jay Mangum and David Billingsley through Washington County, the day dawned with fog and overcast skies. I found a beautifully shaped oak tree along the highway and stopped to capture it on digital film. The early morning light was perfect; cloudy, overcast, no shadows and very little wind. We found a great landscape scene along FM390; a huge field of bluebonnets and pink evening primroses with a backstop of green oak trees. We stopped at Independence and found some sparse bluebonnets around the early Texas settlers homes. Lunch was had at the Burton Cafe; fried catfish, hush puppies, French fries, Cole slaw, and ice tea. Dessert was a slice of lemon chess pie. The old train depot was a great photo subject as was the old cotton gin museum. All in all we were blessed with a great day.