My name is Penny. I’m not a Penelope, as many Penny’s are. No, just Penny. It’s a name that I’ve had a love/hate relationship with over the course of my life. I recently discovered that there is a town in Texas called Penelope. I always felt that Penelope was a more refined version of Penny, so I was drawn to explore this little town.
Google told me that Penelope has a population of 167 people. During Easter weekend, I was feeling restless and decided that a drive on a beautiful spring day was just what I needed. So my little dog and I jumped into the car and headed out.
I am so glad that I decided to take this trip. The Bluebonnets were at their absolute most glorious and the Indian Paint Brush was doing its best to compete.
The town of Penelope itself, doesn’t have much to offer. The tiny post office sits on the main road through town. The only other public buildings that I saw was a school and the Fire Station. I guess with a population of only 167 people there wouldn’t be much need for anything more. The closest gas station or store is 9 miles away.
The plane in the photo above was sitting in someone’s front yard just before getting to Penelope.
The photo above was taken just on the outskirts of Penelope. A beautiful view of the Hill Country in Texas on a spring day.
I’m so glad that I took the time to explore this tiny town. My eyes had a feast of beauty that my soul had been longing for.
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Really relateble I just started my own travel blog and then covid hit and I could not travel anymore from my country. No travel planning for me at all 😦
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Things are really opening up now. Texas is wide open for the most part. Time to start traveling, maybe! Thank you for visiting my blog and good luck! 🙂
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Penny, I’m so glad you made this trip. Exploring small towns is one of my favorite activities. That plane in the yard…what a find. There’s a story in that.
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I agree! Thanks, Audrey.
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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This sounds like a great drive, Penny. When I think of Penny, I always think of the little girl in The Rescuers.
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🙂 It’s not a common name any more, that’s for sure. Thanks for visiting, Robbie. ❤
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As someone who grew up in New Jersey, I tend to think of Texas as desert and mountains but your pictures show some very lovely scenery. Thank you for this education on Texas.
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I pretty much thought the same thing until I moved here and still it took me a few years to really see the beauty. There are desolate/desert like areas, but there are also really beautiful ones. Thanks for visiting, Mike. Good to see you! 🙂
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By the way, I lived in New Jersey briefly. Beautiful! 🙂
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The northern half of NJ is a massive extension of New York City but the southern part where I live is beautiful, especially in the pine barrens.
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I’m not sure geographically where it is, I was just a kid, but we were in Toms River. I remember lots of trees and lots of snow in the winter. It was quite beautiful though.
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