painted churches

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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/rdking647/9631584147/]high hill painted church 3[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/rdking647/]rdking647[/url], on Flickr

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[Solly Mack]

1. Great shots.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. Beautiful! Where are these amazing churches?

I love the fisheye pic a lot.

[rdking647]

3. between austin and houston

there is a small collection of painted churches around schulenburg texas. these two are in praha and high hill. both date from the early 1900's
I havent been to the others yet,maybe next time

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. I am amazed! They look European!

You did a beautiful job.

More pictures would be nice......if you have time!

[rdking647]

5. ill have to go back another time

its about 90 minutes outside of austin. im going to try and get my photography group to have a meetup there sometime in october.
the churches were built by czech immigrants

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. Cool! And good luck!

[awoke_in_2003]

7. Lot of German and Czech...

people in that area of Texas (called German Hill Country here). Fredericksburg is my favorite spot in Texas.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

8. Well, that explains that, lol! Beautiful bit of work...

[awoke_in_2003]

9. Hey back to you, Peggy...

if you are ever in Texas, the Hill Country is the place to go. A lot of beautiful country, plus the LBJ ranch just outside Johnson City (named for a relative of LBJ)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

10. I've seen other pictures from there...it sure does look beautiful.

Some day I might get there...

[awoke_in_2003]

11. Let me know if you do...

it will be a good excuse to meet at Der Linden Baum and have some sauerbraten.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

12. Will do! Don't hold your breath...we're still travelling abroad these days...

Haven't done hardly any domestic travels.

I do love sauerbraten, though!

[awoke_in_2003]

13. It is delicious there...

a very nice raisin sauce on it. The meal goes great with a Spaten Optimater.

[rdking647]

17. also between johnson city and fredricksburg

is the tiny place called Hye. which has a real bourbon distellery which gives the best distillery tour ive ever been on. there are also a lot of wineries between johnson city and fredrickburg (if your a wine drinker which im not )
johnson city is about a 40 minute drive west of my place in austn

[awoke_in_2003]

18. Thanks...

I will check out the distillery. I have been to a few of the wineries.

[gopiscrap]

14. Beautiful I have song in a lot of sanctuaries like these

[mnhtnbb]

15. Nice shots! I never would have guessed these were in Texas!

[handmade34]

16. I enjoy these...

one of the great things about this group is the sharing of places and things through photos... thanks!

[alfredo]

19. Beautiful images. The light is wonderful.

Many old buildings used horse hair as a strengthening agent in plaster.

[JohnnyRingo]

20. I was drawn in by the title

I imagined quant southern churches painted in sometimes garish Cajun hues, but what I found was even more remarkable.

What you show is a fascinating study in color and geometric patterns. What a great opportunity, and very well done. The visual impact is incredible.