County Editor Maria Sprow came across this message while hiking with her significant other and her dog along the Barton Creek Greenbelt in Travis County one weekend in November. Who the message was for, when it was created or what the answer was remains a mystery. “I go hiking along the greenbelt almost weekly, but had never gone that way before,” Sprow said.

“With the drought, maybe it’s become permanent signage? If the person who wrote it doesn’t erase it, I don’t know why someone else would. ... though someone may find themselves taking an unexpected trip to the courthouse one day for a marriage certificate if they aren’t careful.”

County officials and employees (and anyone else in a Texas county) are encouraged to submit their photos for publication in One Last Look to Jim Lewis, County editor at P.O. Box 2131, Austin, TX 78768. If you want the photos returned, enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope and we will try to get it back to you in a few weeks. Also, our lawyers tell us that we can’t be held responsible for lost photos, so if you really treasure that snapshot, have a 5x7 inch copy made at your local photo outlet and then send us a quality duplicate.