A Gripe...

I normally try to keep my blog posts positive. When I visit some place I don't like, I bite my tongue...But this time I'm NOT, I'm speaking out!

While in San Antonio/Shertz Tx. with Dawn we saw a pamphlet for Bracken village. It said it was a small village with buildings from the late 1800's to the early 1900's and lots of unique shops, we thought it sounded cool. What a joke!

We arrived and I saw a sign, if you are taking photos you must sign in at the Country gathering building...Not only did you have to sign in you had to pay $10! I told them I was not taking portraits, just on vacation snapping photos of places we had visited. It didn't matter. If you took photos you had to pay $10. Okay so I won't take any photos, well Michael had his camera and insists that he is going to take photos, grr. I told him that I really didn't want to pay $10 but he threw a fit and I gave in...Yep I paid $10.

So then Michael starts taking photos inside the Country Gathering store, which had rug making supplies. Fine with me, I just paid $10 for that purpose. The lady came up to me and said Oh you can not take photos in the store, sheesh!! I told her he's 7 yrs old and most of his photos will come out blurry anyways, sigh! Why did I pay $10 if he can't take photos?

We didn't see too much in that store so we decided to go see what other stores there were...

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Okay so in this village of approx. 20 buildings...maybe 6 of the buildings were occupied and only 4 of those were stores, hmmm? And only 3 of those shops were open! None of the buildings had information plaques as to when they were built or where they had been located, they were just empty! I like History and I was clueless...And since I paid $10 for photos I darn well got my camera out to take some. The lighting was terrible but I did try!

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This is a barn and the Country Gathering is a store for people who like to make rugs...

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Dawn, Dacey and Granny walking towards me...

I like this photo but the Christmas lights on the trees are a bit distracting!
Please people, wrap up those lights, Christmas is over with!

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Michael checking out a chicken coop...No chickens either! The pamphlet said there were animals all around the village? Not here!
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I have to say it was a beautiful day for a nice walk...
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Now this shop was cute and the only shop we spent some time in...Lots of bling and frilly things! I didn't have any money to spend though...I had to pay $10 for photos, lol.
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I loved these party hats, too cute!

I also thought my Party friend, Helen, might enjoy it too!
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Poor sweet Dacey! She shut her thumb in the truck door, Ouch!

She was hurting!
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This sign had me laughing...should have read "Cranky Photographer!". This store said "The Garden store"...but there wasn't much to do with Gardening...It still had a few interesting articles but nothing we really had to have!
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I was excited as I thought okay this might be interesting...It said "Artworks"...
Michael ran up the steps to check it out and guess what? It was closed! Well so much for that!

Once again people it's spring in South Texas lets take the Christmas decorations down!

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We finally found a few barnyard animals hidden back behind a barn. This Jack Donkey was wanting some attention...he was so lonely! Gotta love them ears :o)

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And 'Mom', 'Granny', 'Donna' learning how I am with the camera and smiling!
Love it!!

So glad she came with us!

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We won't be going back to Bracken Village and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone else either...at least don't plan on taking photos! Not really worth the fuel or drive either!

I did get some photos and they do tell a story and I love that :o)

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Stay tuned as the next place we visited was one I was sort of dreading but we had fun!

All I can say is I pictured ostriches tearing off my windshield wipers, yikes!