Posting some duck photos while continuing my out-of-town journey.   Many Taylor residents appreciate our ducks.   I do.

Continuing posts while traveling, taken where we live a few days ago.   Included are some nice hay bales and barns, plus cotton beginning to come to life.   Just blooms on the cotton so far, but it’s coming along nicely.

Something  photographed in Taylor before I left for my road trip.   Excuse the subtle presence of power lines.   What you see is what you see.

I’ve just driven 11 hours straight, but wanted to share some corn harvest photos taken a couple days ago.    The harvest continues on the dusty Blackland Prairie.   Deer (and birds) like to visit harvested fields.  They’re pretty smart beings.

A few photos from daily walks in Taylor.   In recent weeks, I’ve begun to take particular note of small things,  biological things,  sometimes birds, or whatever catches my eye.  It’s really just paying close attention to light.  And nature. 

A few tall ears of corn.   And a couple of extra  tall ears, too.

Prairie grass.   This post lets the photographs do the talking for my area of the Blackland Prairie.

Nothing much here tonight, mainly barns, but tossed into the mix are some birds.   The first photo includes what I believe to be a Great Horned Owl, but correct me if wrong.   One photo includes three geese, definitely geese.   The last one was taken in May, before the light got stinky.   Just stuff I see during these wanderings.

A very hot Friday evening was spent photographing the second night of the 73rd Taylor Rodeo, held at the Williamson County Expo Center.  When I arrived at 6p.m. the temperature was still well over 100 degrees.   Always rewarding, the event is coordinated by the Taylor Rodeo Association.  The rodeo culture continues to spark my interest.   Offered here are a mixture of action photos, but also just good faces.   The event concludes this evening.  

With a very busy night ahead, I’m doing a quick post of a Great Egret and some curious little herons, all from recent walks in Taylor.   Note that these birds weren’t found at the rookery, but in a neighboring park.   I’ll let the birders among us identify the herons.