The week’s walk photographs, all in Taylor.   The editor side of my brain says narrow down the choices.   Honestly, it’s why folks post just single photos rather than collections.   When you bombard the audience with too much, they tend to shut down.  I’m not sure if they still do it during football season, but the Austin American-Statesman would post more than a hundred shots from UT football games.   Even die-hard Longhorn fans are overwhelmed.    Anyway, sixteen dang photos tonight, friends, actually edited down from a whole lot more.

It’s a given I’m driving too many miles in search of interesting subjects.   With that in mind, a few photographs are offered from downtown Taylor this week, the town where we live.   Thankfully, days are getting shorter, bringing with them better light.   The post opens with wonderful light on a structure here since 1883.   Since we moved here in 2009 I’ve seen no evidence of habitation, but the structure is appealing.   Other shots include one of the windows of the Taylor Post Office, which opened in 1930.   Across the street from the post office is the I.O.O.F. Building, here since 1907.    A gent crosses 4th Street on his bike.   One shot is just a puddle of water, but the sky reflection caught my eye.   The post concludes with two versions of one of the benches along Main Street, reflecting lights, adorned by raindrops.   I’ve photographed these benches a few times, but really like seeing them at night.   Just stuff, friends.

During a period of rain yesterday afternoon this girl found comfort under the trees near Taylor.    She didn’t seem to like the camera’s attention though!

From Wednesday’s wanderings, a sunset near Noack’s Christ Lutheran Church.  It’s a church I’ve  documented many times.   One time it was to photograph the damage the church sustained after a tornado ripped through Southeast Williamson County.   Thankfully, all was restored.   The church is along F.M. 112, a road that leads to Lee County and the picturesque community of Lexington.  

Sort of a follow-up to last night’s post from Taylor’s rookery.   Driving from the Thrall/Noack area last evening a precision group flew over a county road, undoubtedly making their way to the rookery.

This collection of photographs from Taylor’s rookery were taken on Sunday evening, a day when  I didn’t have an opportunity to venture far from home.   Thankfully, Murphy Park is near our home.   These were taken in a few short minutes at day’s end.  The opening photo was actually the last one taken.    I only wish longtime residents appreciated this place a little more.   We’re fortunate to have this in our town.

Photographs of cotton crops taken this evening near Jonah after a snippet of rain moved through Central Texas.   It’s mostly a given I’ll post something almost daily, but today is World Photography Day.    Photography is significant in each of my days and nights.

The hawk posted yesterday was yards from my front door.  Last night this spunky hawk (I think a Red-Shouldered Hawk) made a brief appearance a bit east of Granger.   Raptors are interesting, but mostly camera-shy!

This longhorn occasionally stands on her hill.  When that happens, I try to record the moment.   A Beyersville, Texas interlude.

If the search engine is correct, she’s either a Red-Shouldered Hawk or a Cooper’s Hawk.   The only certainty is that she didn’t appreciate the interruption.   She was spotted just a few yards from our house in Taylor.  Hopefully her hunting expedition was a success.