Austin, Texas: A Place in Time

There is something about Austin, even today. It was my favorite weekend getaway when I lived in Dallas. This is an amazing story of fellowship, an entire city pulling together to save a precious landmark. BJ

Thanks for reading, B.J.! It's always fun to "run into" others who know and love Austin, as it was, and as it is. Carol

I've never read any of Kinky Friedman's books. Guess I'm missing a great experience from your description. Must give them a try.

As a sister Austinite from those same years, I can completely identify with the nostalgia of a place and time that will never be replicated. I experienced change, growth and renewal right there. And I have no doubt that the prayers and touches and songs of loving people saved that oak; that is exactly what saved me from cancer this past year.

My curiosity got the best of me, Carol. I found a picture of the Treaty Oak on the internet. What a sight, probably in it's handsome and leafy days of yore, much wider than tall. Good for my friend, Ross Perot, contributing to it's journey back to life. I managed his campaign for President here in SW Montana. Kathe

Thanks for reading and commenting, Kathe! How exciting to be Perot's campaign manager in Montana. I wonder how different (and better!) our country would be now, had he been elected. I remember his remarks about the "equal trade" agreements, that we would hear a "giant sucking sound." And boy, do we hear it now, with jobs going to other countries, and shoddy products coming back in. Carol