Mosaics in West Texas Rest Stops

The highway between Fort Worth and El Paso, Texas is quite a long one. When I made the trek recently I was prepared with a book on tape, healthy snacks, and lots of caffeine...but it was actually more interesting than I expected. The mosaics at the rest stops depicting the essence of west Texas almost made up for the coldness of the stops (buildings not heated and sometime open to the wind at the rafters!).

Cowboy boots and a charging bull

A cowboy with more placid cows. Note the prickly pear cactus in the lower right.

The picture on the left side provides a close up of one of the deer shown in the more complete mosaic on the right. Not all of the mosaic pieces are the full square size. There are some small pieces that make the antlers and the head....and the tail.

A grasshopper oil well...a frequent site in west Texas. There are also lots of wind turbines (probably increasing all the time) but there is not yet a mosaic for them.

Last but not least ...

A Longhorn with a Live Oak in the background. I took several pictures of this mosaic and the lighting caused the color to be different in each one. This one is my favorite because it seems to imply a golden sunset.