Shadows of my mind Just a few images of things that caught my eye in the last month... I was captured by the shadows on a brick wall outside of the office at Alvin High School. Moving closer and changing my perspective brought in more of the vivid blue sky.…
So here is a selection of pictures from the fifth day on the mountains... Check out the post of that day Thursday morning on the mountain - Thursday, June 29. Today's images are taken as we meandered our way down off the mountain and along the River Road into Valle Crucis…
So here is a selection of pictures from the fourth day on the mountains... Check out the post of that day Slept In On The Mountain Morning Coffee Muses - Wednesday, June 28. We drove north on the Parkway almost to the Virginia line... Stopping at the Brinegar Cabin (to take pictures…
I've forgotten how long I've been doing this as an annual tradition. It goes back well over a decade. This years trip felt more like my hunt for spring flowers than my birthday.
I seldom find myself rising with the sun... At least not since the fall of 2008. And so, I don't see all that many sunrises. Be that as it may, this shot from just around the corner from my house, is still one of my favorites... Alvin Sunrise
Hector Thunderstorm Project from Murray Fredericks on Vimeo.Camera Murray Fredericks Editing Lindi Harrison Original Sound Tommy Shutzinger This time-lapse assembly is part of the Hector Thunderstorm Project being produced in northern Australia. The first exhibition of stills from the project are on exhibition in Melbourne at Arc 1 Gallery from…
A cool front was moving through the area as I watched that morning. The day promised to be pleasantly warm and not as uncomfortably hot as it had been all week.
The heat of the day arrived at about the same time I arrived at Brazos Bend State Park just the other side of the Brazos River from us off of FM 1462 and FM 762.
Just to give you an idea of the area of the state we were covering here is an image of the page in The Roads of Texas - 5th Edition map book I use to travel our state... So, now that we have visited Friendship and Bryant Station it's time…
This past week my wife expressed a desire to visit the cemeteries where ancestors are resting up around Milam County in central Texas. Since the weekend was one of the few our daughter was off (thus no need for babysitter Paw-paw), I suggested we enjoy the the last of the…
Some of the shots I took yesterday as I played on a roadtrip into Texas Spring... I try each year to make a day trip into the closest wildflower country to my home. The trip takes about two hours just to start seeing good fields of color. Usually, I begin…
This morning I spent some time with some friends, old and new, via YouTube... First it was my buddy, Fred First's Slideshow presentation of the images in his second book as I sipped my first cup of coffee...It went like this... What We Hold in Our Hands: images from the…
[ti_billboard name="Spring Day"] We took a drive around the county yesterday...Me and my Nikon. The slideshow above has some of the results...I hope you enjoy.
It was a nice place to sit and think for an hour or two. Bayou to the south, woods to the north...Sun in my face, wind at my back. The temperature was in the low 40's, but in the sun that was warm enough.
"It is landscape in places, seascape in others. Fjords slice deep into the towering mountain islands while the low-lying islands remain barely afloat, waterlogged and pock-marked with thousands of lochs."
On my walk today to check the progress of autumn I ended up on my belly looking at the violet seed heads of the grass growing in our field. It made for an interesting photo. I was very happy to have the cloudless blue sky and a cool north breeze…
Walking my trail through the woods yesterday I was struck that the predominate color is still green... Once I made it to Mustang Bayou, the color pallet didn't seem to change... The temperatures this week have been great. My wife actually demanded the heat be turned on after our first…
I find myself spending more of my time outside than I am used to. Yes, it's hot out...And dry. It almost reminds me of my summer in south Texas back in the early 1970's. Unusually dry heat for Southeast Texas at this time of the year. Walking the trail I've…
I decided that I needed a roadtrip to hunt for the fields of Bluebonnets that bloom this time of year a few counties to the north and west. Yesterday I made the decision that today would be the day, come what may. It almost looked as if I'd be trying…
The day started out overcast but by 10am the clouds were mostly moved out. Temperatures are already mid 70's outside. It should be what would pass for a beautiful summer day in most parts of the country...Here it's just spring! More spring shots from my afternoon walk of the other…
I went for a walk yesterday afternoon with my camera. I only covered by back yard and the right of ways that run to Mustang Bayou. Here are a couple of the images I caught... More To follow...Have a great weekend.
We had a "cool" front blow through here this morning...Cool is now at 71° and rising. The front brought an hour or so of rain and then clear blue sky. The real sign of spring though is the cardinals, you know...Red birds chasing other red birds out of their perceived…
We cruised through East Columbia on the way home. East Columbia is one of the earliest settlements in this part of the state. It was founded in 1823 as Bell's Landing.
After years of having a daily routine, finding myself lacking one is more than a little uncomfortable. Getting up and having breakfast without that normal get out the door deadline has left me disoriented to say the least. Add to this the weather since we returned home from our trip,…
