Lone Star Back Roads

06/29/2026

Another beautiful afternoon for a ball game... the Serbin Jackrabbits came out on top of the Weimar Vets - final score was 14-3.

06/23/2026

This was one of our stops yesterday... The Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. Martin in New Braunfels. This building, constructed in 1851, is the earliest extant Lutheran church building in Texas. It was originally located in the community of Neighborsville (which was absorbed by New Braunfels before World War II. The St. Martin's congregation seems to have lasted into the early 1900s, though I haven't yet been able to find anything definitive about when it disbanded.

06/22/2026

We took a ride on the San Antonio & Aransas Pass Railway and visited a couple of the San Antonio missions yesterday afternoon.

Unfortunately, the SA&AP doesn't pass Go, so I didn't collect $200. I did, however, collect some photos.

06/21/2026

A few photos from the Annual Saint Michael's Lutheran Church Picnic in Wi******er...

06/21/2026

A week or so ago there was some discussion about the old manual scoreboard the Serbin Jackrabbits used... here it is in use back in 2024!

06/20/2026

They don't (usually) build 'em (altars) like that any more...

06/20/2026

Another beautiful sunset in Giddings...

06/18/2026

06/15/2026

A few photos from the Serbin Jackrabbits/Flatonia Wildcats game yesterday. It was a beautiful day for a baseball game!

Serbin won the game, 14-3.

06/15/2026

And... here are the photos from the dedication of the Wi******er Area Civic Association, Inc historical marker yesterday at Zilss Hall!