Yellow rose of texas

Yellow Rose of Texas

Thinking of TX whenever I see yellow roses.

sent by Cherie Scarle for the World in Postcards Yellow Swap. April 2010 Yahoo Group for swapping stamped and written postcards: groups.yahoo.com/group/worldinpostcards/

As we wrote in yesterday’s entry, it was March of 1836 that Santa Ana and his Mexican soldiers had defeated the forces at the Alamo in the war for Texas' independence from Mexico. Today, the story continues, and as we recount that story, pictures of a San Antonio hotel are presented. This hotel’s connection to this story will become clear. By the afternoon of April 18, 1836, General Santa Anna had moved his men into position near the mouth of the San Jacinto River to attack the Texas rebels…

The Yellow Rose of Texas

While many Americans are familiar with the song, “The Yellow Rose of Texas,” few know the story of Emily West, the African American woman who was the inspiration for its creation. In the excerpt below from a longer article that first appeared in 1996, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill English Professor Trudier Harris explains that history. I would venture to say that most Americans are familiar with the folksong, “The Yellow Rose of Texas:” If they cannot recall all of the lyrics…

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Since MC119 was "April Showers" (OK, "Stormy Weather") and since so many of us have been experiencing such weather this month, it seems only natural to me that the follow up Mini Challenge (#120) is "May Flowers." As natural a choice as this seems, I have to offer the disclaimer that I do not do much in the way of flower photography...though I bet quite a few of you do.

The PUPS and I took a long walk this afternoon. The weather was perfect. While on our PATH, the PUPS and I meet a very nice man, Rob, who stopped to pet some horses in a pasture. Across the street were some of the most beautiful yellow roses I had ever seen in Texas, or anywhere else for matter of fact. Rob told me they belong to his friend, Perry, and he thought Perry would love to have some photos of his beautiful roses. So, I took a few shots... That's a black widow spider on the bottom…

Beautiful Texas!!!!!