Images of Waco – East Waco

When leaving Sam’s the other day, I noticed the junk yard on the other side of the street, and thought the rusting old truck between two railroad cars made a pretty good image of contrasting colors.

Junk Yard

I then drove up Elm Avenue again and saw an old, abandoned fast station that I thought would also make a good image.

1128 Elm

Decades ago, there was an all Black college in that part of town called Paul Quinn College. There are still buildings that remain, and many of them have been renovated for use as schools.  But this one had not.

William Johnson Hall

Wildflowers

April is the month for wildflowers in Texas.  Bluebonnets and Indian Paintbrush are blooming at the same time.  On the way home a couple nights ago, we drove on Santa Fe and Whitehall Park was amazing.

Whitehall Park

Whitehall Park

Whitehall Park

Waco – Yellow Doors

Driving down Franklin, I have frequently noticed the large yellow doors on a building downtown.  The building is red brick, and the yellow doors provide quite a colorful contrast.

913 Franklin

The doors themselves have a great deal of character.

913 Franklin Doors

Cameron Park – Jacob’s Ladder and Clubhouse

I took an afternoon and went to Cameron Park.  Jacob’s Ladder is a long stair that goes from the upper park area to the riverfront.

Cameron Park - Jacob's Ladder

Cameron Park Clubhouse is a pavilion that can be rented for various functions.

Cameron Park Clubhouse

Hwy 84

We took a small road trip a couple weeks ago to Nacogdoches.  On the way home, we drove Hwy 84 most of the way.  I stopped several places for some pictures, and ended up with some nice images.

Red Shed

I liked the contrast between the color of the shed and ramp and the surrounding winter vegetation here.

Fairfield White House

The way the overgrown vegetation was melding with this house was quite interesting. And, the two vultures on the roof were rather symbolic.

Chihuly museum

While in Seattle, we visited the museum dedicated to the glass sculptures of Chihuly. It is located right next to the space needle. 2014-02-02-at-11-06-19 The sculpts are in various rooms in the museum, but they are also in various garden settings. 2014-02-02-at-11-25-34 2014-02-02-at-11-37-24-1