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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
This was the old grocery an market in downtown. Then, on the way out of town, I saw this old farm.
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.
The City of Waco sponsored a festival/craft beer event at Cameron Park East last weekend. It featured beers from some small breweries and three bands.
I was not impressed by the beers. of the 21 beers that could be sampled, 11 of them were IPAs and 6 were wheat beers. There was one stout and one “amber” ale. There were three lagers.
There was a reasonable, but not huge crowd. The weather was threatening, and that was factor.
The first band was Barelands from Beaumont. They were followed by Waco’s own Billy Joe Shaver.
The headliner was Reverend Horton Heat. They played some interesting rockabilly stuff.
Last Weekend, McLane Stadium hosted the first (annual) Brazos River Rib Fest. I was hired to photograph the event. I got amour 1400 pictures. How can you have a Rib Fest without spare ribs? Here are some of my pictures of the ribs.
Those are actually the hands of Baylor President Judge Ken Starr who was one of the contest judges.
The April Challenge Competition for the Heat of Texas Professional Photographers Guild was “Repetitive Patterns.” Our train for New Orleans was late getting into Houston. The last time we went, I noticed the platform and how the supports lined up. I am not sure how many different pictures I took of them, but it was a lot. I finally decided one of them was worth more time. This began as an HDR image. After processing, the colors were rather bright, as much of the support was painted AMTRAK blue. So, once I had the composition I wanted, I decided to convert it to Black and White. This image took first place in the competition.
I never considered the haunting status of real estate to be something I should pay attention to.
These are a few pics taken in the streets of New Orleans.
One of the icons of New Orleans is the street cars. These are two images of the street cars.
