Wednesday Weddings

Last Wednesday, Dedo and I drove to Young County, TX to attend a wedding.  One of Dedo's life long friend's son was getting married. Wednesday weddings are a little out of the ordinary, but the bride had prayed and fasted until God gave her the date and time of June 12, 2013 at 6 PM.  The wedding didn't start until 6:30, but God was okay with that. It was a beautiful wedding on a hot, windy Texas summer day.

The couple was married under the limbs of an oak tree that is estimated to be about 400 years old.  Everyone in their family  had been married under its branches.  I am going to paint the tree as soon as I have some time.  The house was built in 1875 on land that was settled in 1855 by a Texas Ranger and cattleman named A.B. Medlan. All the structures on the property are over 100 years old.  Texas history was oozing out of every nook and cranny of the old ranch house.  That's what made the trip great.  And my introduction to almond tea was a spiritual awakening.


There aren't many people that get to live in a house that has a Texas Historical Marker on the front door.  I love Texas history.  That's why I love to paint Texas landscapes (www.etsy.com/PaintingsByRPM).

There is not a more beautiful countryside than the rolling hills of Young
County. I love the dust in the air, the cattle
in the fields, the mesquites blowing in the wind and the heat.  I am a Texas guy and I would rather be hot than cold.  Out here, it's always hot.  The drought is still a serious threat to the farmers and ranchers and you have to be one tough hombre to live out here.

The Byerly family has lived on the land a long time. What a legacy they have as a Texas family.  I attended my first wedding under that tree in 1981.  As far as I know, future Byerly's will continue to be married under the old tree that stands in front of the old house that's surrounded by the old rock wall. And if they invite me, I'll keep coming back.