This past summer my girlfriend’s
family bought a piece of property in Fayetteville county, TX. Her parent’s
dream has been to own and develop a ranch house out in the country. After 6
months of scouting out properties, attaining soil samples and learning how to
develop land they purchased a 26 acre ranch on Ellinger Rd outside of La Grange
about 5 minutes from the Texas-famous Hruskas convenience store.
Ted, her
dad, is a man’s man who knows everything there is to know about guns, fishing,
hunting, and tools. Every week he buys a new tool or tractor part to help him
further develop the land. Over the past 2 months he has dug trenches for an
irrigation system, consistently mowed the acreage, dug two ponds, refurbished
an old well and put up fencing to keep the dogs and grandkids away from the
future cattle.
My favorite
story is from this past summer. There was a massive dead tree near the old barn
that needed to be cut down. After the tree was fallen my girlfriend’s family
became the targets of an angry beehive in one of the dead branches. Within
seconds, hundreds of bees swarmed the area as the family hunkered down in the
truck. Later that week, they harvested all of the honey from the hive and we
have gotten to enjoy it! The tree was over 700 years old.
Nestled in
the hill country between Houston and Austin the property is absolutely
beautiful and will be a source of many sunsets, early morning fishing and 4th
of July’s. I am lucky to have the chance to work on and watch the progress of
this amazing piece of property.
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