Country roads, take me home to the place I belong.
— John Denver
Home can be a place, a moment in time or even a loved one. It is where the heart is, where seldom is heard a discouraging word and where you hang your hat.
Recipe Contest
Ricky Niell, Trinity Valley EC: Daisy the Longhorn greets the sunrise on Niell’s farm near Wills Point.
Michael Mitchell, J-A-C EC: Prairie dogs gather at their home/hole at Lake Arrowhead State Park in Wichita Falls.
Michael Alexander, Bryan Texas Utilities: An idle mailbox gets used for a special delivery.
Catherine Brocato, Pedernales EC: “We discovered this little friend in my son’s sporting equipment. … It was several months before my son could use his baseball gear again.”
Jan Taylor, Jackson EC: Getting to see a sunrise over Lake Texana is one reason Taylor and her husband treasure their rural home sweet home.
Web Extra: Jana Vanderslice, Wood County EC: “My grandfather, Oveal Belcher, built these barns. I see him everywhere. Treasured memories. Home sweet home.”
Web Extra: Melissa Deleon, Nueces EC: The Patriot Brigade’s young Ranger School graduate, Cpl. Marcus Garcia, has been deployed to Afghanistan. He is scheduled to return home to Alice in July.
Web Extra: Autumn White, Bryan Texas Utilities: “Home sweet home to me is reading a favorite book in a comfy chair at home.”
Web Extra: Eugene Vlassov, Tri-County EC: Austin is home to these longhorns.
Web Extra: Tricia Anderton, Trinity Valley EC: “My piece of heaven is home on Lake Palestine, especially at sunset.”
Web Extra: Pam Tobias, Pedernales EC: Daughter Mandy comes home from college—Texas State University—on break and greets her dog, Banjo, with a big hug.
Web Extra: Steve Wilson, Fannin County EC: “I work in town at a busy clinic. It’s so nice to come home to this!”
