Portions of the sky transformed into a monotone  scene  last evening  a little past sunset.   it seemed appropriate  to offer up another  cow photograph.

Tonight’s prairie sunset in East Williamson County, Texas.  

Photographs from tonight as a full moon rose over areas of the Blackland Prairie.   A lunar eclipse will likely be visible in the very early morning hours.   No guarantees that will be photographed since this photographer usually gets only 3-4 hours sleep a night.  This might suffice.

A photograph from this evening in Wuthrich Hill, Texas.   Prince of Peace Lutheran Church and cemetery stands on a hill overlooking the prairie.  This is meant to be a short post, but a bit of history is added.   A number of years ago, this scene was inspirational enough for a night photograph.  As a photo was taken, two sheriff’s office vehicles  raced down the hill., coming to a hasty stop, wondering what was happening.   They’d had a call from someone in the area about a stranger nearby.   “Could you take a look at my camera screen?”  When they did, the tense moments lessened as they smiled.   “You’re taking a photo of the church!” they said.   Of course.   Frustrated,  a later stop at the church parsonage was welcomed by the pastors.   “You can park at our church anytime  you like. Photographs are welcomed.”    Thankfully, tonight’s brief stop wasn’t met with distress.   These places on the prairie are always documented  with love.   The level of distrust is sad.  

Another batch of photographs from walks taken this week in Taylor.   The strolls are generally Monday-Friday mornings.  Subject matter doesn’t vary much.   You’ll see birds, squirrels, water, plant life, architectural things.   Mostly it’s just about watching how light interacts with this environment.   At this point, the photos are taken with a nicely-small Olympus camera.  Pesky geese are included this time.   They are very ornery birds. Always watch your back when visiting Murphy Park.

Not quite finished with the car and plane show photos on Saturday, a break from the computer screen was in order. Taylor’s Murphy Park, five minutes away, was a comforting choice.  The moon was at 93.7% visibility.  The park’s geese were, as usual; being aggressive.  No geese photos, no bites this time.

From the Stephanie Nichols’ Car and Vintage Plane Show at the Georgetown Airport  today.  These are mostly what you expect to see from these events, except for skydiver.   That’s Army veteran Michael Vasquez, who served from 2005 to 2010, losing both legs in combat, earning a Purple Heart.  Michael is in the opening photo as attendees salute his descent.  See his story here.  More that these were offered to the Williamson County Sun.   But Michael is the story here.

This young man looked familiar.   Driving along Mallard Lane in Taylor, the car window lowered, it had to be asked.  “Did I photograph you a couple of years ago?”   “Yessir,” he answered with a smile.  Would he be okay with a new batch of photographs?  He was happy to oblige.  After crossing a pretty busy road, he and his horse called Dakota found a safe passage for the rest of their ride.   The young man and his dad own four horses, boarded in Taylor.  Dakota, he says, is 21.   She looks good.   It was a nice to see him again on a quiet evening.

Once the sun begins to  go down, little time is wasted.  The three photographs offered here show a sunset near Granger, Texas a few evenings ago.   The three shots were all taken in less than ten minutes.   Sunsets are sometimes soothing.

You don’t really need many words for this post.   Just watching Texas Longhorns at sunset this week.    At times it’s nice to be brief.