One of the really interesting old buildings in Galveston is the original UTMB Building.
Galveston – UTMB
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Galveston Railroad Museum
While driving around for Featherfest we saw the Railroad Museum and decided to visit it. Debbie and I had visited it a couple years ago, but her friend’s husband was really interested in it.
These area couple of milk cans on an old cart. The contrast of the textures makes for an interesting image. The cornerstone of the museum is a restored diesel locomotive.
Hwy 287
I took Hwy 7 to Crockett and then 287 down to Port Arthur. On Hwy 287, I saw this old structure in an area that was being used to store hay.
Bosque County
Coming home from Clifton on Hwy 6, I found a couple of interesting rural scenes. This was an old windmill in a field.
This was an old harvester and tractor in a field.
And, passing through Valley Mills, I saw this Blacksmith Shop.
Clifton No. 3
I went back to Clifton on Sunday because I saw some things on Wednesday that I wanted to get pictures of. One of those was more of the details of the Bosque County Merchantile Building. This is the front of the building (actually,the building spans the block and there are entrances on both sides).
These are some of the doors that I thought looked interesting, and these are the others.
The last place I stopped in Clifton was the old Santa Fe Railroad depot.
Cruise – Curacao
The third stop was Curacao. We docked in Willemstad. Curacao is a dutch island off the coast of Venezuela. The buildings were all inspired by Dutch tradition. Walking from the ship to town you are forced to walk through an old fort, and this was looking through an opening they used to fire canons from.
In that picture, you can see a bridge going over the inlet. This is a “Swinging” bridge, in that it actually pivots to allow boat traffic to pass by.
Cruise – La Romana Dominican Republic and Altos de Chavon
The second stop on our cruise was La Romana on the southern side of the Dominican Republic. The tour we took there went to Altos de Chavon, an village/compound of artists. 
This was an amphitheater. We were told that there were regular performances here. There were lots of flowering trees and plants, and there were more butterflies that I an have ever seen before. This is a Gulf Fritillary.
The buildings were all stone and adobe. I was struck by the contrast of materials – wood, stone, adobe, metal – and textures and lines in this wall.
Cruise – Grand Turk Island
We took a cruise last week. The ship sailed out of Fort Lauderdale, and the first stop was Grand Turk Island. This is a picture of ship from the dock.
It was a small island that didn’t have very much. We took a tour in an open truck-like vehicle. It took us through town and out to the North end of the island. There we visited a “beach.” It wasn’t a swimming beach so much as a rocky inlet. But, the shore was littered with sea shells, and everyone collected them. I got this pic.
From there, we visited a lighthouse.
The lighthouse overlooked a rocky shore. There was a zip line place there, but, I was able to remove most of the clutter in photoshop and ended up with a nice seascape.
A Trip to Huntsville
My friend’s funeral in Snook was on Wednesday, but I had to drive to Huntsville for a meeting on Friday. I decided to take a different route than I normally do, and I found two places that were worth stopping and getting pictures of.
This was ahold gas station along the road. And, this was an old house in Kosse.
More from Snook Trip
As I was coming into Caldwell in Burleson County, I saw this farm.
I was beginning to think I was on a real lucky streak with all these places, but, in Caldwell, I found this house.
That old oak tree was so spectacular, I had to include it in the picture, but the house itself had such character, I had to get it alone.
With that, I really thought I was done for the day. But, as I was driving through Cameron, I got this last shot.
