Photographing K-9 Kerplunk is a blast.   For the past few years Georgetown Parks & Recreation has held this event at the outdoor kiddie pool at their recreation center.   The dogs love it, and so do their humans.   The dog in the first photograph is named Merle Haggard, now 12-years-old, but with an abundance of joy in him.   Merle spent the better part of an hour underneath a water spray, oblivious to everything going on around him.   It’s a joyful event.  I finally stopped when running out of lens tissue to clean the water off the lenses.  

The moon, at 96.6% visibility, shines over Southwestern University in Georgetown on Friday night, September 5, 2025.

From this morning’s sunrise in Taylor.   While usually awake before sunrise, I’m usually having coffee and reading.   It was nice to see that flock of egrets getting an early start, too.  Avian sunrise.

Tonight’s Waxing Gibbous moon, at 91% visibility, shines beyond a favorite windmill.   While I seldom offer things in black-and-white,  let’s try it tonight.   Which is preferred?

It was 2010, the year after we returned to Texas, when we first met.   Along a lightly-traveled country road a few miles south of Granger, I observed a man and his dog as they expertly herded a large group  of sheep along the grassy borders.  Rosalio was focused on his task, but was fine with the camera’s presence.  Through the years, I’ve seen Rosalio a few times, if not tending the sheep, then shopping at our local grocery store.  He’s been published before, but Labor Day week seemed like a good time for another visit.  In recent years, Rosalio, 71 this month, has faced some health challenges.   Thankfully, he’s now fit as a fiddle, continuing to work three days a week at a printing company in Pflugerville.  Most evenings, now with a dog named Rambo, Rosalio is herding his sheep, currently  about 60 head.  That road, thankfully,  is still lightly-traveled.   He’s a good man, one I’m glad to know.

It’s an area about twenty-five minutes south of Taylor.   These four-legged beauties always seem to be having a grand time when I pass by.   From a distance, one assumes they are donkeys, but  mules might be nearby, too.    I like documenting their joy.

Something  seen on my Monday evening drive.  The moon, at 67.7 % visibility, was well-framed by the top of a corn stalk.   A closer look led to a very active little spider making itself right at home.   Let’s call it a Spider Moon.

While it’s true that these posts often include multiple photographs, sometimes it’s just one.   Tonight’s sunset, just east of Taylor, Texas.

The annual Fall Bazaar for Granger’s Saints Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church was held today and this evening in their  parish hall.   Over 1800 pounds of brisket and sausage were smoked for the occasion.   Some of the volunteers worked throughout the night in the smoking pits.   Attendees could dine in the parish hall, or get drive-through  to-go plates.  The gentleman holding onto his Dr. Pepper is Leonard, one of the smoking pit helpers.  Leonard, who loves his Dr. Pepper, was 88-years-old today.  Full disclosure: today is also my birthday, but 15 years younger.  A bit of needed rain cooled things off today, with temperatures in the 70s and 80s.  That’s cool for our area.  Energetic attendees returned this evening for for a dance, with music provided by Scooter Dubec and Sterling Country.   This is a one of the cultural treats we enjoy in  our area each year.

Another batch of photographs taken during my daily walks this week in Taylor, another squirrel included.   The camera is small, an Olympus OM-D E-M10, equipped with a Panasonic Lumix 45-150 mm lens.   Your phone probably weighs more.