If you follow these posts, you might know that for the past sixteen years, photographs from  Georgetown Palace Theatre  shows are posted on this site, plus Facebook and Instagram.   You haven’t seen photos for a while  because the 100-year-old theater in downtown Georgetown was  severely damaged  during a winter storm on January 25th.  A sump pump that runs underneath the structure gave way, flooding the seating area and other important things.    For now, the 291-seat space is a work site as contractors begin to put the grand space back on track.  The seats have been removed, the ones not  damaged remain covered onstage.  The gentleman in the opening photo is Ron Watson, the Palace’s Executive Artistic Director, a member of the Palace staff since the late-90s.  Restoration work is costly.  Insurance only covers a small portion of the $500,000 needed to make it whole again.  Work continues, with a goal of brining “Jesus Christ Superstar” to the Palace stage in late-May.   Fingers crossed this old photographer will be sitting in that space again soon.

A sunset scene tonight in Taylor.   A cloud cover didn’t make the full moon worthwhile, but this one’s okay.

While photographing Tuesday night’s moon, a look over the shoulder offered something more.   Just another sunset, friends.

Our moon on this clear night was at 99.1% visibility, a Waxing Gibbous moon, almost full.   The blue evening light was calming.   Two different windmills, plus a little grove of trees.   All are near Granger, Texas.

Photographs from tonight in Coupland, Texas.  A Waxing Gibbous moon, at just over 95% visibility, shines over Saint Peter’s Church of Coupland.  And a sunset at the same church a few minutes later.  The church will  hold an Easter Sunrise service at 7:15a.m. on Sunday.

This is a recurring theme from the last few years.  A drive by this barn near Jonah  merits notice every Spring as Texas Bluebonnets begin to adorn the land.   The absence of rain hasn’t been as kind this year, but it’s always worth a few moments.

They’re getting progressively slower, but the daily walks continue in Taylor.   No need add more words.   They are what they are.

Photographs from today during Georgetown’s No Kings event held on the town square.   The crowd was estimated at 700.   Temperatures were nice, in the 50s and 60s throughout the event.   The favorite photo is the opening one, a World War II Navy veteran who will be 100-years-old in June.   Even though the career has been in photojournalism, most posts don’t offer up news events.   These No Kings events, however, do garner attention.  

Offerings from the San Gabriel River tonight.   Two of the three photographs are from  this evening, as a cold front moved into Central Texas, bringing us a  bit of relief from the early-Spring heat.   The last one is from from a few evenings back, an overhead view east of Granger, Texas.   It’s a mighty fine river.

The exterior of the 1909 Granger SPJST Hall has been a photographic subject for years.  The 117-year-old structure rests along West Davilla Street in downtown Granger.   As always, a snippet of what “SPJST” means.     Founded in 1897 by members of the Czech community, it stands for Slovanska Podporujici Jednota Statu.  In English, it’s the Slavonic Benevolent Order of the State of Texas.   it’s a Texas-based non-profit fraternal group that promotes Czech heritage and organizes community, social and youth activities.   Through the years they”ve also assisted with insurance for members.   The exterior  is the opening photo, but the rest were made in the atmospheric upstairs area. One photo looks out a window, showing the spire of Saints Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church in the distance.    Last May, an SPJST officer suggested it needed to be seen.  The building was going up for sale.  We’ve been in touch since last year, but the interiors were taken Wednesday night.  A lot of folks raised in Granger have fond memories of attending their high school proms up there.  One can imagine how nice that was.   As this is written, it might still be on the market, but there are strong indications a buyer is close.   We’ll see.   The only hope is that whoever owns it will continue to preserve this beautiful piece of Texas cultural history.