Currently, I am working on another genealogy-related post. The research regarding that particular family which I am going to write about is difficult and is taking me a lot of time. However, I think I will complete it by the end of March.
In the meantime, another letter in the "My Texas Alphabet" series.
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L for Luckenbach
No surprise here - Luckenbach is a legendary spot in the Hill Country popular with visitors. Well, years ago, we almost got married in Luckenbach.
Within a few past years, the place changed quite a bit. The venue doubled or maybe tripled in size. A big stage was built, the old toilets were turned into another bar (there are new bathrooms, though), the stream which ran under the bridge disappeared.
The old cotton gin is still there, however, it is fenced now.
At the beginning of March, Texas Independence Day was observed in Luckenbach. It was quite a patriotic event with a religious touch as well.
The ceremony started with firing three cannon salutes.
After the salvo, the air seemed to have different properties above one of the cannons. At first, it seemed to be just a heatwave, but even an hour + later, it did look as if the atmosphere in that one area had had a different density, it was a bit shaky, too.
You could think that it might be the presence of spirits of Texans from the past, attending the Independence Day festivities. The effect lasted until the end of the commemoration. Anyhow, most likely, nobody paid any attention to it besides us.
The retirement of the Texas flag ceremony closed the event program.
A brand new flag was brought and put up then.
While we were visiting Luckenbach, a rooster did not jump on tree branches as it had before. We did not see any roosters or chicken at all. Maybe the crowds had scared them away.
There was one more attraction on that day, though. It was a display of Texas Rangers' memorabilia.
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On the blog, you can find a few more earlier posts related to Luckenbach.
Luckenbach history by Texas Handbook Online: here
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