One More Little Word

Meet the wonderful Ridley's

At the Benini Sculpture Ranch

I just had to mention this incredible home and guest house on a land development very near the Benini Sculpture Ranch in Johnson City.

The picture at right is the guest house and I have spent many a night here with the then caretakers and sellers of land, Mike and Judy Ridley. Their job was to manage this development in terms of its animal population, conservation development, and generally oversee any selling of lots and the building of homes and models on this large land development. I will always recall with such fondness the amount of passion Mike has for developing and implementing conservation land developments. One would not think that this is important to Texas considering most of its land is privately owned. But this development is the product of some people who reside in Jackson Hole, Wy., and they certainly picked a great piece of property, however, it required some major work and some highly intricate detailing of exactly where homes should be situated on the land. Making use of the wind is very important when deciding where to place the house to capture the coolness of wind in summer. Mike did an amazing job at this and Judy was overseer of all the cowboys on the property--a very big job I might add.

The Ridley's remain one of my most beloved couples and I hope to one day live a little closer to them, but one never knows what's in store. More will be revealed I think. In the meantime, should you ever need an expert in conservation developments please contact Mike immediately.

Okay, that's it. Next is Homestead, promise.

Enjoy!