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.

A little slice of life collection from this week on the San Gabriel River in Gerogetown.  The late-day light was elegant as this ten-year-old gave it his best effort at San Gabriel Park, sometimes getting direction from a loving adult at his side.   If you don’t know this already, much of this career has been devoted to documenting people and places that might otherwise be ignored.   Maybe it’s not newsworthy, but it matters.

Although our area is changing, farmers continue their work.   Sometimes they have to navigate their equipment along farm-to-market and county roads to get to their fields,  but impatient motorists make their jobs harder.   Thankfully, the vehicle passing was careful.   Not all of them are.

Photographs tonight are from a recent visit to Thorndale, Texas, about 20 minutes east our home in Taylor.  Thorndale was founded three miles west of its current site in 1878, moving here in 1880.  Most of the community of 1388 is in Milam County, with a little bit in Williamson County.   It’s a picturesque small Texas town, trains passing through downtown a few times a day.   Honestly, small towns, wherever you find them, can be charming.    In the opening photograph the assumption was this power walker toted a baby in that stroller, but it was actually his canine friend!   It’s nice the pooch got an outing, too.   Just this and that, friends.

After seeing some recent wildflower photographs, a friend mentioned Pink Evening Primrose.   As a followup to today’s earlier post, presented here are collection of Primrose wildflowers taken two weeks ago today, right here in Taylor’s Murphy Park.  You’re apt to see massive fields of wildflowers in friends’ posts, but the detail photos are a favorite.   Mentioned before, but with most subjects it’s instructive to truly explore the subject you’re documenting.   What’s offered here is just exploration, fiends.   Note that these wildflowers are usually seen at the edge of fields, but it was nice to see them at a Taylor park.

We made a short day drive to Independence, Texas last Thursday to see how the wildflowers were coming along.   The community is in Washington County, about fifteen minutes north of Brenham.   It’s also the original home of Baylor University (from 1845-1886).   The wildflower season in this area may be lessened this year, but a few were there to see at Old Baylor Park.   Just a few minutes away a few more bluebonnets were seen at the Old Independence Cemetery.    A Web search indicates the community was founded in 1835, but a sign there claims it’s been here since the early-1820s.    The best guess for wildflower seekers this year might be around Ennis, about 40 miles south of Dallas.   Or possibly the Hill Country, but Ennis is a better bet.

Traveling too far again, but was fortunate to see the first signs of wheat growth in our area.   This is from tonight in  southern Bell County, Texas.