From tonight at Taylor’s Murphy Park, the always-present  cormorants enjoying their evening under a Waxing Gibbous moon, a little over 97 percent visibility.

A few photographs from New Year’s Eve on the square in Georgetown, Texas.  A Waxing Gibbous moon, at a bit over 92% visibility was shining.  Bradley brought  his powerful telescope to 8th and Main Streets for square visitors to get an unclose look.  And siblings enjoyed cupcakes on the the fourthouse steps with their mom and dad.   A Rock Iguana named Zule also enjoyed a night out with his human.

The only thing these three photographs  share is a sense of place, on the Blackland Prairie.   Each was taken  on recent evenings.   Just this and that, as an attempt to clear up space continues.   Donkeys are wonderful beings.   The fireworks stand is one of several near Taylor.   One assumes they’re all outside the town city limits.  Fireworks sales are apparently prohibited in town.   And a lone star, seen tonight in a field east of Granger.  Stars get more traction this time of year, but they’re appreciated  anytime.

This very old hand shack, also called a picker shack, has been a photographic  subject for eight years..   If you’ve followed these posts you’ve seen it before.  A hand shack was a rudimentary structure created for seasonal farm workers decades ago.   It provided shelter when other options weren’t available at the time.  This one is just a couple miles from home, in Taylor.   When warm Spring weather arrives, the dwelling is engulfed in growth.   After a while it disappears. The cooler weather takes away the brush.   It’s always a surprise to see it again.    With growth and development taking hold  in this area this piece of land, still used for farming, may become a housing development, or something  not related to agriculture.   What will finally take it down?   Mother Nature, or so-called  progress.   These are from this past weekend.

Trying to scale back on the amount of walk photos offered each week.   This batch is down to ten photographs, all in Taylor, Texas.   Squirrels are included in two shots.   Honestly, they might annoy some of you, but they’re fantastic subjects.  The homeless are seen often.   Most aren’t posted, but the man and his dog were seen during a Christmas morning walk.   It’s utterly sad, with no simple answers.

Mom and dad spend time with their one-month-old daughter at Berry Springs Park & Preserve on Friday.   The second photograph was taken tonight in downtown Taylor,  light shining on a bench along Main Street.

Continuing  to offer windmills.   Wonderful creations.

From Circleville, Texas on Christmas  night.

A Christmas Day sunset, a few miles from Granger.  The starlings were quite active over a field as they sought nourishment to keep those wings going at a record clip.  This is one of the few roads where it’s often possible  to pull over and take in a landscape without constant interference from motorists.    Christmas can lessen traffic, a blessing.

All photographs were taken tonight, on Christmas Eve in Central Texas.   The post includes something from area churches, plus a couple of others.  The churches include Holy Trinity Catholic Church of Corn Hill, Saint Peter Lutheran Church in Walburg, Saint Paul Lutheran Church in Taylor and Saint James Episcopal Church  in Taylor.   Happy Christmas, friends.