Thicket

We are taking the van in today to have the vista window replaced.  Roadtrek was very prompt in shipping the window and the latches I requested and I am so happy they did.

We really enjoyed our time in San Marcos Texas and truly enjoyed our stay at Pecan RV Park.  The river that ran along side the park was beautiful.  We visited the cemetery and did some sightseeing while staying here.  I will be posting pictures tomorrow.

I am such a fan of Jim Harrison and one of the places he writes about is a thicket.  A thicket is a place where you can go alone to see but not be seen.  It is a place of comfort, security, a place where you can think or dream.  Tomorrow after the van is fixed, mom and I will be heading to a “thicket.”  We plan to spend a couple days there before heading to another one.  We will not have amenities, just water and electric, and if my phone works I will be able to get on the net. 

The pictures I am posting is the last of the photographs I took while in Lampasas Texas.  It is of Oakhill Cemetery - home to Walter Acker and  James S. Gillett, two residents of Lampasas.   It was a historic cemetery and mom and I spent half a day there just exploring.  It was filled with deer and it was a lot of fun to watch them.  It wasn’t fun the times they were watching us and jumped out of there hiding place and scare the bejesus out of me. 

Walter P. Acker
Walter Acker joined the Confederate Army in Paulding, Mississippi at age 16. He arrived in Lampasas in 1875 as an attorney in 1878, State Representative in 1883, and Mayor in 1901. In 1910 Acker moved to Harris County and served three terms in the State Legislature from that district. In 1930 he was honored as the last Confederate Veteran to serve in the Texas Legislature. He died at the Confederate Home in Austin.

James S Gillett
Lawyer and frontier fighter. Born in Kentucky. Attained rank of Major in Mexican War, 1846-49. He was elected to the 3^rd Texas Legislature, serving 1849-50. Appointed by Gov. P.H. Bell, he was Adjutant General of Texas, Nov. 24 1851, to Feb. 4 1856. He was again in the Texas Rangers in 1859 – 60 and served under Confederacy in Civil War, 1861 – 65. He married Elizabeth Harper. One of their children was famed Texas Ranger James B. Gillett.

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