On Locust Street in Denton, TX, there is a tiny little convenience store called Zoom Zoom’s. Built back in 1929 as a gas station, it’s still a going concern (although I think just barely). The place doesn’t look very impressive if you are just driving past it, and most people just zoom on by it without looking.
But, stop and get out of the car. Go and look at the walls closely. They are made of petrified wood.
I can’t imagine where the builders found that much petrified wood, I’ve only found tiny pieces of it through the years. Unfortunately, I know no more of the establishment’s history. I love to look at this little place, because it brings to mind what Denton must have been like all those decades ago. I guess I need to stop and buy something at Zoom Zoom’s now and then, to make certain they don’t go out of business. I would hate to have developers come and tear the place down. Developer’s are sucking the beauty right out of small towns like mine.
Look at those pictures and tell me what you see that is good about them. Don’t tell me anything negative—Only The Good. This is an exercise started by my friend Marcia at Tumbled Words and carried on by her friend Nancy J. Bond. If you practice seeing the positive enough times, it will carry over into your everyday life.
Think about it. Tell me what you see. Then maybe you will have a picture of your own to post for Only The Good. If you do, come tell me and I will link to your post.
I hope your day is filled with only the good.
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The beauty I found in this photo is—Plain and simple—this is one of Nature’s beauty—Petrified wood, has its own unique beauty—add to it the history and what more could one want?
Stay cool during this hot weather.
I don’t know, Vickie, but I’ve always loved petrified wood, too. I’ve meant to take a picture of this for a long time, and it’s much more wonderful up close than it is from the street.~skt
Wow, petrified wood? A first. It is also the first camel sign and pay phones I have seen in years, I got to view history. A contrast of old and new adds texture to our lives: old habits and newer signage and technology (camera). Recycling, both of wood and the gas station and the blue open sign is lit. Whew, I had to struggle a bit with that one, good choice, Shelly! (Watching the weather.)
You came up with some good ones, Marcia! I like that you sat here looking at it long enough to find all the contrasts~skt
Wow — Texas looks so cool — places I would never see if I was zooming past and through. I see the love and patience. And, I guess on my page today, the picture of all the cousins together is the good thing. Two families able to get their act together so the kids could have good time.
History is all I’m coming up with today. It must be all the tobacco signs that are turning me off. Maybe it’s just not my day? History is all I’m seeing both in the building and all the petrified wood.
Sorry the tobacco signs threw you. It’s the way they make their living…I dunno~skt
That’s so cool!
I thought so, too!~skt
I nominated you for A Thoughtful Blogger Award. To add to your long list of awards;-)
Thank you! I’m honored, Kristy!~skt
My first thought is that those pieces of wood have seen things we can only dream about — they hold hundreds and hundreds of years of history. And that makes them beautiful.
Great post!
I used to try to “listen” to rocks when I was a kid (like we listened to sea shells). They never told me anything they knew
~skt
I’ve never seen a building made of petrified wood before! I don’t see anything bad in this picture at all. The building looks totally cool in a funky kind of way and I just love small businesses like that! We have a convenience store right down the street and I’m there like 3 times a day, I swear. I’m always forgetting or needing something!!
I think it rocks!
Jessica
It rocks…hehe, hehe, heh. I get it. Girlfriend, you are a silly goose
~skt
Hiya Shelley — I’ve been out of the ‘blog-loop’ practically all summer so am making my Thursday Thirteen rounds, only to come across this stunning story and picture.
I’ve never seen anything like it — it’s so UNIQUE! I can just imagine the builder saving and hunting for every chunk in that wall.
I can’t imagine where they found it all. I didn’t know we had anything like that around here, but it had to have been local. Glad you stopped by to visit~skt
thanks for linking to me! i’ve added you to my blogroll as well as fav’d you on technorati!! =)
oh, and i did link to the rock chick again tonight!!
You are a good friend, Kendra!~skt
Wow…that is *SO* kewl!!
I have (what I *thought* was) a good sized slice from a petrified oak tree - about the size of a tea-cup saucer - that’s 22 mil. yrs. old! (At least, that’s what the *sticker* says.
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What a phenomenal old building!
You should walk up to the side of it and touch it. It’s awesome~skt
~ Recycled Materials From Nature
~ A Place of Satisfaction (if it’s a 24-hour store and someone has a headache or something like it)
~ A Place of Convenience (for those that don’t drive and live close like the elderly or sick)
Great idea! I’ll be back when I participate.
Good list, Rosemarie! You have the hang of it!~skt
This is good because it brings back so many college memories of old haunts and hangouts. Keep taking those photos. At the rate they’re tearing things down, someone’s got to document during these last days. Oops, didn’t mean to sound quite so apoplectic. It’s just that I’m still mourning the Tomato.
Oh, Cathy, I could put up a picture of an inch worm, and because it’s at MY house it would remind you of college
I’ll keep trying to post pictures from around town. I do it just for you, you know.~skt