Growing up through the surrounding azaleas are the white blooms of .......I think dogwood trees? anyway its beautiful at Lake Jacksonville Tex

At the farthest reaches of Bird branch creek is this hilltop home with grazing horses ; taken while fishing Lake Jacksonville Tex

Used to control vegetation this triploid grass carp cruises the shallows at Lake Jacksonville Tex

Guess this is a "herd of turtles" at Lake Jacksonville Tex USA

Lake Jacksonville in east Texas "leisure boat"

Jody and his daughter Haley show their 2 plus lb bass At Lake Tyler Tx USA during the East Tex Bass Couples tourney.

On display at the Rusk, Tx Chamber of Commerce are these hand carved figures of Joseph, Mary and Jesus. Shown is John Birkelbach who hand carved the figures. It took four months to find and select the suitable cedar wood and carve by hand these figures.

American White Pelicans resting on a Lake Palestine Tex sandbar.

Shane and John with 24.77lbs at the Lake o the pines, Rita Cox bass tourney.

Shane and Johns "kicker fish" at 9.47lbs of their 24.77 total weight.

Here is Doug at the Rita Cox , Lake o the pines tourney weighing in 20.49lbs .