Horse and Buggy Daze on Blanco and Cypress Forties Fifty Years On
C Wimberley recalls hunting and fishing on the Blanco and Cypress areas about five decades ago. He paints hard times yet hearty neighbors and open land where locals could roam, with pride and self reliance amid a close knit hills community.
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Blanco and Cypress
Campfire reminiscence of Wimberley days and hunting dogs
The writer recalls autumn camp life along Cypress Creek in Wimberley during the 1970s and earlier. He describes squirrel and fish hunts, friendly gatherings, and legendary dogs like Ole Spot, with neighbors such as Duncan Dobie and the Hughes clan joining in. The piece blends memories of campfires, meals, and long nights with old friends who no longer hunt together.
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Harven Cowan
Uncle Emmitt
Gay Harris
Jonnie Howell
Lee Hill
An Adare
Schneider Boys
Clay Gay
Dad
Dripping Springs Crossing
Cypress Creek
Hughes
Joe Wimberley Hill
Duncan Dobie
Rufus
Duncan
Ole Spot
Wimberley
Spot
Sub Pyland
John Will Pyland
John Will
Suzy
Rock House
Saunder
Wilson Branch
Blanco
Red Dailey
Prunes Conner
Potter Leffingwell
Mitt Murry
Pat
San Marcos
Little Arkansas
Johnnie Howell
Lawrence Howell
John E Harris
Gib Gay
Fellowship
Trouble in Joy and Sorrows, a Marvin Joseph note
A brief reflective piece by Marvin Joseph contrasts trouble with joy and sorrow. It muses that without shared sorrow one cannot fully appreciate joy, echoing Longfellow’s sentiment about life and gratitude.
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