Clifton

Posted on August 13, 2015 by Rick

I went to the Doctor on Tuesday for a checkup. While there, in the waiting room, I saw a magazine about Bosque County. There were all kinds of things in it, but I saw that there is a Bosque County Art Center in Clifton. So, I decided we needed to go see what it was like. Debbie and I drove up there yesterday and spent the morning there. The Art Center was quite nice. They had a large number of pieces of many different types of display for their permanent collection. They also had a room of photography. I found out that there is a Photography Guild associated with the Art Center. So, we joined the Art Center and the Guild.

After that, we drove around. I found a couple of interesting places for photographs. The first was two old stone buildings on the grounds of the fair and rodeo complex.

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As we were driving through town, another building caught my eye. It is apparently actually the back of the Bosque County Mercantile.

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As I was processing the images, I thought those green doors really look interesting. Also, on the way home, I saw some other things I want to get. So, I am planning another trip to Clifton real soon.

Cruise – Aruba

Posted on July 26, 2015 by Rick

The final stop on the cruise was Aruba. Aruba is another Dutch island. Where Curacao was well developed for tourists, Aruba was more rugged, but had some spectacular resort beaches. We tok a tour of the island that took us from Oranjestad in the South to the Northern coast. There, we went to a “Natural Rock Bridge” that was a rugged, rocky coast.

North Shore Sea Scape

This was not at all what I expected, as I have more or less thought, because of all the resorts that it would be mostly hotels and beaches

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Cruise – Curacao

Posted on July 24, 2015 by Rick

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.

Willemstad from the fort

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.

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Cruise – La Romana Dominican Republic and Altos de Chavon

Posted on July 24, 2015 by Rick

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. Altos de Chavon Amphitheater

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.

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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.

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Cruise – Grand Turk Island

Posted on July 23, 2015 by Rick

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.

Carnival Conquest at the beach

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.

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From there, we visited a lighthouse.

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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.

Grand Turk Seascape

A Trip to Huntsville

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Rick

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.

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This was ahold gas station along the road. And, this was an old house in Kosse.

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More from Snook Trip

Posted on July 12, 2015 by Rick

As I was coming into Caldwell in Burleson County, I saw this farm.

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I was beginning to think I was on a real lucky streak with all these places, but, in Caldwell, I found this house.

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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.

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With that, I really thought I was done for the day. But, as I was driving through Cameron, I got this last shot.

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Coming Home From Snook – Hwy 36 Cabin

Posted on July 11, 2015 by Rick

I was feeling great after my friend’s funeral because I got some new images I really liked, but as I was driving home, I started seeing other things that I really liked.

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This was on Hwy 36, and the framing was so perfect, I had to take advantage of it. Then, I used a longer lens to isolate the old car.

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A Trip to Snook

Posted on July 10, 2015 by Rick

A close friend who lived in Snook died. I drove over there to attend the funeral. It was in a small country church outside of town, but to find the church I had to start in town. When I got to the center of Snook, I was glad I threw my cameras in the car. There were buildings there that I new I had to take pictures of. So, after the funeral and reception, I went back into town and got these pictures.

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This was an old barn in the center town. Snook obviously had a strong Czech heritage, and it was apparent in the sign on this barn.

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This was the old grocery an market in downtown. Then, on the way out of town, I saw this old farm.

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HOT Air Show

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Rick

The Heart of Texas Air Show was Sunday at the TSTC airport. I paid a little extra for “flight line” seats, and I am not sure they were worth it. But, the show was great. Several aerobatic performers, some vintage planes, three performances by The Golden Knights, and the Air Force Thunderbirds.

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