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ABC Wednesday -- C is for Crescent Moon & CHALLENGE
I wanted to use today's post not only as an ABC Wednesday post but to use Mrs Nesbitt's large audience (I know she won't mind because she loves meeting new people and sharing the blog universe!) in...
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Double take ---- Point n Shoot versus ART!
I've had a dream come true!!! My Aunt Nancy is an artist (and much more) and I've always had a dream of having her create a painting from one of my photographs. Thanks to the challenge of finding...
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Sky Watch Friday -- To crop or not to crop?
To crop or not to crop? That's often the question for me. I'm such a purist sometimes that I seem to think it's cheating to not publish exactly what I got.But this crop does accent the sky more.And...
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Camera Critters Sunday -- Keep away from this one!
New rule for ants: If it's big enough to cast a shadow, keep away! As I was getting into my car on Wednesday evening, I noticed this creature too close to my sandaled foot for comfort. I moved my foot...
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Odd Shot Monday -- Only in Gun Barrel City?
No, not just in Gun Barrel City! This one was taken somewhere north of Lufkin (at Lazy L BBQ) on a business trip last week. But I feel justified in posting it here today because ODDLY enough, I saw...
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Guest Lake today!
I'm out on the road again and digging through the few photos I have on a USB drive I had in my pocket! I took this at Lake Nasworthy on the outskirts of San Angelo, Texas a couple of months ago.
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How do you do that?
Ever wonder what it takes to build or repair a boathouse? Oh come on, SURE you did. Well, here's how they get the heavy equipment to the site. It's sometimes a long, slow journey. This morning I kept...
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Sky Watch Friday -- Not photogenic but beautiful!
I usually go for the glorious sunrises or sunsets, or the big fluffy white clouds, or the really ominous storm clouds. But today I'm over-joyed to bring just plain old rain clouds! This was taken about...
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Photo Hunt: Colorful -- to color or not to color?
When I saw today's theme for TnChick's Saturday Photo Hunt I started trying to find something that fits my blog AND her theme and this is what I came up with. I was goofing off a few weeks ago and took...
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Camera Critter Catching Dinner
This fella has been wading around our cove for the last few days snatching minnows. Not sure if that's a delicacy or why he's hanging around here more often since the water got so shallow. They're...
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Odd Shot Monday: What's slithering down my walk?
My neighbor has been talking about seeing a black snake with a stripe down it's side just across the chainlink fence from our yard. Hmmmmm.Click the logo above for more Odd Shots this Monday!
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Sky Watch Friday -- Here I go again!
If you come around my blogs much, you know I'm a sucker for round hay bales and sunflowers! This was taken just south of Athens, Texas (our county seat). Click the SWF logo above for more views of this...
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Camera Critters Sunday -- get those skeeters!
I'm not really sure what this is, but someone said it was a "mosquito hawk". If that means it eats mosquitoes (or "skeeters" as some call them around here), then I'm all for it!Click the CC logo above...
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Wood Duck Nesting Boxes
Our neighborhood has really gotten into our "Woodies" or Wood Ducks and we have several nesting boxes scattered around our cove. Some sources would say we have too many too close together. But the...
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ABC Wednesday -- F is for FISHING, of course!
OK, it's an easy out when you live on a lake! These are all cropped because nobody wanted to share their faces with you! All were taken right here on our dock or very near it. That's NOT me holding the...
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Skywatch Friday -- scene on it's way out....
You may have noticed that I'm fond of shooting over my shoulder in the mornings and evenings as I cross two bridges going to and coming home from work. The sunrise scenes will be changing soon. Both...
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Another scene on it's way out.....
This was taken at the north end of the other bridge that's about to be replaced. The heavy equipment and orange-flagged stakes tell me that this pretty area of rushes will soon be gone, too. The south...
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Sky Watch Friday --- Double your pleasure!
You may need to enlarge this to see what's going on. The bottom half of the photo is the reflection on a glass table top. Click the Sky Watch Friday logo above to watch the sky around the world!
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Sky Watch Friday --- peek-a-boo sun
Some of you are laughing .... I know ... but ice is an infrequent experience in this part of Texas. We usually get 1-4 days a year of it! It was tough getting out of my nice warm car in 27 degree...
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