Tonight’s sunset approaches in Circleville, Texas.  That’s all for this evening, friends.

This was taken over a month ago.  Sometimes these things just sit for a while.   Taylor’s train yard, when the evening Amtrak heads south toward Austin.

Farmers can often be seen working well into the night around this area of the Blackland Prairie.   The photo with the combine is seen not far from the Samsung Semiconductor plant site in Taylor.  

Princess, owned by a dear friend, is  a Texas Longhorn documented off and on for years.   Princess, however, isn’t always cooperative.   When seeing the camera she’s often turned her back and moseyed off.  The end of a photo session.  When visiting my friend this week, however, she was more agreeable.   Princess is priceless!

Yet another moon photograph, this one from Tuesday night as the Waxing Crescent moon, at 11.5% visibility, appeared over Taylor’s Immanuel Lutheran Church.

There’s been a good bit of social media posts regarding the issue of power lines in photographs.   Using current  tools available  it’s  a relatively simple matter of removing them from scenes.  In the world  of traditional photojournalism this is a major no-no.   Most of the folks being followed aren’t journalists, seeing no issue with “Photoshopping” things out of a scene.   Even if you’re not a photojournalist, do you see why this is disturbing?   Can the so-called negative be transformed into a positive?  The opening photograph calls attention to power lines.   The other two shots, from tonight, offer a scene where power lines are present.  The wider shot shows a utility pole and power lines, but the tighter version crops out the power lines.   Find a way to make things work.

From Monday evening, north of Taylor.  Almost didn’t see it.   A Waxing Crescent moon, at 5.9% visibility.  

A friend and her brother  live on a beautiful ranch a few miles north of us.    It’s a picturesque bit of the prairie.  Recently she asked if it would be possible to take photographs in the pecan bottom, close to the San Gabriel River.   The space is adorned with old-growth pecan trees that have thrived for many years.  Rather than drive through the property, this old fellow decided to walk the land with two camera bodies and an extra lens.  Just a walk in the woods.  These photos are from last evening, when late-day light was at its best.  Leaving, the rosinweed wildflowers merited a couple of snaps.  A little more than the daily walks, but worth it.

Better editing might be needed, but a bunch of photographs are taken during these daily walks, mostly here in Taylor.   During each stroll (5-8 miles) 150-300 photos are taken for each of the five days.  Sixteen are what you have tonight.  They are what they are.

Late-day and evening photography is a passion.   Downtown Taylor, Texas lends itself nicely to that pursuit.   These are from two recent outings.  The opening and closing photos are of the same structure, built in 1883, continually vacant, but interesting.     Decades ago Taylor was said to the largest town in Williamson County.   Current population figures range from 15,000 to 19,000 residents.  With Samsung’s presence, who knows?