Dallas 2 Dallas for Wet Noses

Saturday on our way to Canton we stopped at a store to get a drink in Elmo, TX. Elmo is just a few miles from Terrell. In the parking lot was this van. On the side of the van it said Dallas to Dallas for wet noses, I had to get a picture and then look it up when we got home. It’s a bike ride from Dallas, TX to Dallas GA. to raise awareness for the need to spay, neuter, and adopt pets, and to raise funds for various shelters and humane societies along the route. You can track the progress of the ride on their website.


I didn’t see the bike rider, so I figured he was up the road somewhere. I put my camera on video and started recording. I found him a few hundred yards up the highway. The photo is fuzzy, it's a still from the video.

Canton Trade Days

To follow up on my picture from yesterday about Canton Trade Days. Canton is about 25miles east of Terrell and has a population of just over 5000 during most days of the month. The weekend of the first Monday of the month, Canton hosts the First Monday trade days, which brings in up to 7000 vendors and up to 300,000 shoppers. After walking around part of the grounds yesterday I would believe it.

I found over a half dozen websites devoted to 1st Monday. Here are two of them.
1st Monday
First Monday Canton

I never noticed how many scooters are rented. They were everywhere yesterday. It reminded me of the Seinfeld episode where a gang of elderly people on scooters chases George down the sidewalk.


This is one of the many covered pavilions for vendors and shoppers.


This place is called dog alley. Here you can find everything from small ducks and chicks to ponys and mules.


Maybe I will post a few more tomorrow.

Crisis in East Texas

The cost of gas has gotten so out of hand, old cowboys have been trading in their pickup trucks for scooters. This is a common sight as gas has pushed over $3 a gallon. So sad.


OK not really, this is First Monday weekend. The town of Canton, Texas turns into the worlds largest flea market. The weather was wonderful today and it was packed. I will share a few more pictures over the next few days.

I have no idea

I saw this one the way home from work yesterday. Any idea what it is? It looks like the front end is from a car, the cab is from an old truck, and the bed is from some other model truck. Its looks neat, but very strange.

Ready to go

The City of Terrell swimming pool looks like its ready to go. Its going to have to wait until June 8th though. It seem a little late, but that's when the pool opens for the 2008 season.

Meet Victor Morales and Joe Parnell

Last night on my way to the store, I noticed a white pickup and I had to swing back around and see it again. The pickup belongs to Victor Morales. Mr. Morales is the Democratic candidate for the Texas State House District 4. With Mr. Morales was Joe Parnell who is in the Democratic runoff for Kaufman County Commissioner Precinct 3. They were about to go door to door, but they both were nice enough to pause and let me snap their picture.

Mr. Morales is the first grassroots candidate I can remember. He ran for US Senate in 1996 by driving his white truck around the big state of Texas and he still drives that same truck today. He takes no money from PACs, only individuals. If you have questions for Mr. Morales he can be reached at vmorales58@hotmail.com,

Mr. Parnell is a former Kaufman County Court of Law Judge. You can read all about him and his qualifications at his website http://www.joeparnell.org/.

For the runoff election, early voting started yesterday and runs through April 4th, regular voting is on April 8th.

I hope both men do well.

April theme day: Water

Today is theme day and the theme this month is water. This picture was taken after one of our heavy rains in March. I like the photo because it shows the water in motion.



If you get the chance take a look at the other City Daily Photo blogs taking part in theme day.

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Dallas Mavericks

A few weeks ago I played a $5 scratch off from the Texas Lottery. One of the prizes was NBA merchandise from your favorite NBA Texas team, and I won merchandise prize pack. I went to the lottery office to claim my prize and last week it was delivered. I won a basketball, a hooded sweatshirt with the Mavs logo, uniforms patterned after the year the Mavs entered the league and this year, a wall clock and a team plaque. The plaque has all of the star players, including Jason Kidd. All of the prizes are pretty neat.

GO MAVS! MFFL

Earth Hour

Last night at 8pm our house “turned out” for Earth Hour.

Terrell falls to Forney

The Terrell Tigers played the Forney Jackrabbits Friday night in what was finally their first home game of the season. Terrell lost to Forney 2-1, but they team played well. The photo is of the pitcher for Terrell getting ready to face a batter from Forney.

No nightmares on this Elm Street

This is Elm Street in Terrell. Not my street, but I like the look of it in Spring. Nice trees lining the street, sidewalks on both sides. Older homes on each side each with its own character. Looks like how I would imagine it to look in the 50s.

One more of the ladies

The Terrell High School Lady Tigers lost to Forney Tuesday night, but they did go down swinging. Forney has one of the best teams in Dallas area.

My new hard drive came in yesterday, so hopefully I will be back on my new computer tonight.

Terrell Lady Tigers Softball

Terrell played host to Forney Tuesday night.

Internal hard disk drive not found

Last night I am checking out all of the Daily City Photo sites like I do every night, on my new just over a month old Dell Inspiron 1525 laptop, and I get to page I think 8 or 9 on the portal and my computer freezes. My mouse is still moving around but the its not doing anything, I cant toggle between windows, cant close anything out. I set there for a few minutes thinking its trying to open a page and got hung up. So after about 5 minutes the mouse quits moving, and the computer starts making a clicking sound. Not sure what’s going on, I shut down the computer without logging off because I can’t log off. When I go to restart it, internal hard disk drive not found. Now what? Well, I have my old computer, so I logged into Dell chat, and got a customer service rep who was very helpful, but it seems they are going to have to send me a new hard drive. He told me not to worry though, because this is a common problem, and oh by the way, you have lost everything you had on your computer. So until I get my new hard drive I am back to using my old computer and I feel like I am one of these cars stuck in traffic. BTW, the picture is from Saturday on Highway 80, there was a wreck that backed up traffic for miles. I wasn’t driving when I took the picture, I was the passenger.

Terrell Tiger sports

I have been trying for about a month to get to a Terrell Tiger baseball or softball game. It seems every time I go to the park or plan to go to the park, we get rain. There are two more chances this week, I hope it doesn't rain or get changed to the other teams field. Other than High School sports, Terrell doesn't really provide any opportunities to take great sports or action pictures like Chris in Nashville.

Happy Easter

Its been a busy weekend. I hope everyone has a nice Easter.

Pretty Pete

Terrell Chamber of Commerce

The webmaster for the Terrell Chamber of Commerce website thought a few of my pictures were good enough to use, and he has posted them here. Maybe you recognize them from here and here. I gave them permission to use whatever the think will help promote the City. If ever driving through Terrell be sure to stop and say HI.

When it rains.......

this is the view you get all day because you dont want to get out of the car.

The big top

This wasn't the plan for today's photo, but 3 inches of rain can change plans. Terrell didn't even get the bulk of the rain. There are a lot of areas in the Dallas area that got over 6 inches of rain. This is the main tent for the Carson & Barnes Circus. Its pretty huge.

Carson and Barnes Circus

The Carson & Barnes Circus came to Terrell yesterday to entertain kids and families with two shows. The weather was threatening, but it looks like it held off. There was a line waiting to get into into the big tent for the second show as spectators from the first show filed out.

It looked and sounded like everyone had a great time.

Behind the curtain

A theatre

Books & Crannies is located in the old Iris Theatre. The front of the building has been posted many times on this site. The theatre was built in in the mid 1920s and closed in 2001. I went to one movie there, Titanic. There are train tracks behind the theatre and when the train went past it would walk all over the sound. It still was neat to go to the movies in a real theatre and not a 30 plex. Even though most of the space is now the book store, they have an area in the back, behind the black curtain, that keeps the spirit of the Iris.

So, behind he curtain is a small theatre. There’s a seating area for about 30 people and room in front for kids.


They have a small screen set up and a 14 foot stage for plays. The Vagabond Players put on a play called Love Letters last month. I am not sure what or when the next production will be, but I remember seeing a notice on the marquee recently that they were having auditions.




To see what the theatre looked like years ago, check out this site.

I hope everyone has enjoyed getting a peek inside the bookstore and theatre. I really like that Gayle and her husband have kept the spirit of the Iris alive and have a thriving business. My next task will be to check to see if the have J. Andrews book.

Maddie and Books and Crannies

Maddie is Books & Crannies store cat. She is a hurricane Katrina survivor and was adopted from a Dallas animal shelter. She’s very beautiful and friendly.


You can see the large selections of books they have, my photo isn’t able to capture everything. If you are looking for a book, and don't know where else to look, give them a ring or send them an email. Their contact info is on their webpage.


There is a corner for the children.


You will have to come back tomorrow to find out what’s behind the curtain.

Books and Crannies herb fair

A few days ago I mentioned the sign at Books & Crannies said they would be having Herb fair today, and I wondered what it was. I took the opportunity to make my first visit to the bookstore today and found out what the herb fair was.

First off the store is really neat. I think they have every book every published. When I went in the store Gayle Harris who owns the store greeted me. She is very nice, she told me she has visited my website before, and she let me take whatever photos I wanted. So I will give you a few today and a few more tomorrow and maybe Monday.

Today’s pictures are of the herb fair.

The first picture is the ladies giving a demonstration on how to make dip from scratch making herbs. Gayle, the owner, is left of center in the gray shirt hugging the guy with the fuzzy mustache (her husband I hope). I didn’t notice when I was taking the picture, but it looks like the throw with Harry Potter on the back of the chair is trying to give a kiss on the cheek to the lady sitting there.



This is a wider shot of the front part of the store.


This is the lady that was preparing the dip. I wish I had gotten her name. Later in the day they were going to show how to make herb vinegar.


This is a shot from the front of the store looking towards the back. This was as the dip presentation was going on and me trying to stay out of the way.


Tomorrow I will give a better view of the book section of the store and Maddie the bookstore cat.

Terrell Lady Tigers

Last week I posted a few pictures of the guys soccer team. Tonight is the ladies turn. Terrell played their final home game of the year and lost to Forney 0-1. I am again practicing with the different types of pictures I can take.

Deformed tree?

Every other year or so, the electric company rumbles into town and trims back the trees, or through them. Its about time for them to make their appearance. Every time the show up, homeowners complain about the look of their trees after they are done. I am sure the people who live in the houses now did not plant the tree, but why plant a tree under power lines? That's something I see all over, not just in Terrell.

The reason its done is to protect the power lines from falling branches.

Do you still have overhead power lines in your neighborhood?

Davids Bail Bonds

A few months ago a bail bond shop opened up in Terrell. Not that big of a deal, but the County jail is about 15 miles from here. I never really paid attention to the building, but I noticed the painting on the door yesterday and wanted to snap a picture.

It says You Ring, We Spring


Slinger at Twin Cities Daily Photo has his 600th post up today. I can only hope to read that number some day.

I love the rain

It's going to be easy to find a picture for Aprils theme day, water. We have water all over the place. Nothing to complain about though, we need the lakes full for the start of summer. I love taking night time pictures when its wet out.



I have no idea what the Herb Festival is on the sign for Books & Crannies, I am going to find out.

Last of the snow......

for the year I hope. This was taken Friday morning after the sun came up. It was all gone by noon.

Victory Plaza, Dallas, Texas

Standing on the balcony on the Platinum level of American Airlines Center gives a great view of Victory Plaza, a small part of the huge development called Victory Park. There are huge video screens on each side building that slide the length of the building. The center plaza was hosting Savor Dallas the night we were at the AAC. The color of the photo is from the video that was playing on the screens. It looks like a place I definitely want to go back and visit again.


A few more pictures from the football game are here.

Dallas Desperados Arena Football

Last night we were treated to tickets to the Dallas Desperados. They are an arena football team that play at American Airlines Center. Its the first time we have been to an arena football game. Its fun and fast with lots of scoring. In person is a lot better than on TV.

We got snow

We finally got snow in Terrell. This is a picture taken at about 5:30am looking out into my front yard. The ground isnt warm enough for anything to really stick, but it looks pretty right now. You can see one of our pecan trees in the picture. Any kids thinking they were getting out of school forget it. Classes will start on time. HA HA.