Directions to out in the middle/ scratch that, waaaaaaay out in the middle of Texas = drive out of Brady for several miles in some direction (it is hard to tell on a gray day); turn onto a dirt road wide enough to take a horse trailer (don't worry, traffic is, well, nonexistent); make several right angle turns (usually at the end of a fence row); drive over a couple of cattle guards where a road sign says "thru traffic only" (not that it would be possible to turn around); open a big metal gate being sure to close it behind to keep the livestock in/out (watch for rattlesnakes 'cause they're out and this is Texas); drive past a corral and stock pens and free ranging chickens and goats (and probably snakes); stop in front of a beautiful home lovingly built by the owners out of mostly salvaged materials. And if my camera that Mr. John the fix-it man "fixed" had decided to work on a consistent basis you might have been able to see it. Doniene does keep a daily photo blog so if you're interested in glimpses of life on the range you might visit it. http://donienefullagar.blogspot.com
Luck was with me and one photo came out passible. The tub was purchased by Mike's great grandfather in the 1890's and has the distinction of being the first tub in the Lone Valley. It's 6 feet long and holds plenty of water to soak that weary body after a hard day of cattle wrangling.
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