I just returned from Sour Lake, to attend a memorial service for my great aunt Fern and to spend some time with my dad's side of the family. I never thought this weekend would be "fun" but it ended up being filled with more hilarious stories and moments than I recall in a very long time. While I sort through and edit some of them, here are a series of photos I took while getting my 100 minutes/7 mile long run in on Saturday. There are barely enough roads in Sour Lake to add up to 7 miles, but I managed by running down a few highways, past some oil tank fields and through a cemetery where most of my family happens to be buried. (All photos were taken on my iPhone and "edited" using the
ShakeItPhoto app.)
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| The Park House - the one and only "B&B" in town where we stayed. |
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| Pump jack, more than just yard art, pumps oil 24/7 |
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| Payne's Barber Shop, Downtown Sour Lake |
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| The Old Baptist Church, where the memorial service was held |
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| Miscellaneous equipment in a field near downtown |
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| The old swimming hole |
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| Where my dad grew up swimming, it was much nicer back then | |
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| pump jack & tank fields |
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| tank fields |
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| Rosedale Cemetary, the town's main cemetery |
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| Poss plots, my dad's dad's side of the family |
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| Counce plots, my dad's mom's side of the family |
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| My cousin's truck |
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