This little grasshopper was fun.  She really seemed to cherish that fence post.   Just a little slice of life, friends.

After a day filled with clouds the Full Moon made an appearance tonight, well beyond moonrise.  This structure in downtown Taylor is the Hotel Blazilmar, closed for decades.  The Murphy Hotel, opened in 1885, was first at this site.  The Hotel Blazilmar, a 4-story structure with 90 rooms, replaced it in 1918.      The second floor was a ballroom, often used for hosting high school proms.  Who knows when it closed?   Would love to go inside, but thinking it might be haunted.

Are they getting overdone?  They sure don’t need to be posted anywhere, but taking photographs during walks continues to be an added form of therapy.   All (so far) were taken with an inexpensive Olympus OM-D E-M10 camera equipped with a Lumix 45-150mm lens.  The mornings are a bit cooler.  Maybe we’ll experience autumn in a couple of weeks.  Three Great Blue Heron photographs are included this time.   They were active this week in Taylor.

Things seen on Friday and Saturday, just a grouping with no special theme.  A fisherman and his dog enjoy the day’s last light at Granger Lake on Friday.   And today in Georgetown, a family fishing together at the river in San Gabriel Park, followed by members of Round Rock Ballet Folklorico performing at Georgetown’s Dia de los Metros.  Closing out the the night with an another moon, and another windmill, this one near Granger.

A collection of photographs taken last evening at the  the Williamson County Rodeo at the Williamson County Expo Center in Taylor.   This rodeo is a three-night happening, with two more sessions tonight and Saturday.   The Williamson County Fair also continues through Saturday.  

The Williamson County Fair began its four-night run on Wednesday at the Williamson County Expo Center in Taylor.  County fairs are treasures to their communities.  Carnival rides, particularly merry-go-rounds, are visual treats.  A bunch of kids participated in a Stick Horse Parade.  And let‘s not overlook the pig races!

Some Texas Longhorns not known by name, but still regal beings.  A busy evening, no added words needed.

Windmills from the Blackland Prairie are offered tonight.  The opening photograph is from this evening, a Waxing Gibbous moon, at 72.5% visibility.   Others are just what they are.

Photographs from last weekend at the Hamburger Fundraiser at St. Peter Lutheran Church in  Walburg, Texas.  

It’s a sure bet most of you view these posts on a smartphone screen, rather small for viewing some things.  These daily walk photos usually begin on the week’s first walk, but this time the opening photograph is from Thursday morning, when an acrobatic squirrel flew from one place to another.  What if these daily walk offerings were only posted here?   Facebook and Instagram followers might not like it.  Visiting a personal site takes a little extra work, doesn’t it?