Walks During Christmas Week

Trying to scale back on the amount of walk photos offered each week.   This batch is down to ten photographs, all in Taylor, Texas.   Squirrels are included in two shots.   Honestly, they might annoy some of you, but they’re fantastic subjects.  The homeless are seen often.   Most aren’t posted, but the man and his dog were seen during a Christmas morning walk.   It’s utterly sad, with no simple answers.

A Christmas Sunset

A Christmas Day sunset, a few miles from Granger.  The starlings were quite active over a field as they sought nourishment to keep those wings going at a record clip.  This is one of the few roads where it’s often possible  to pull over and take in a landscape without constant interference from motorists.    Christmas can lessen traffic, a blessing.

Christmas Eve in Central Texas

All photographs were taken tonight, on Christmas Eve in Central Texas.   The post includes something from area churches, plus a couple of others.  The churches include Holy Trinity Catholic Church of Corn Hill, Saint Peter Lutheran Church in Walburg, Saint Paul Lutheran Church in Taylor and Saint James Episcopal Church  in Taylor.   Happy Christmas, friends.

Just Windmills, First Post

Of all the subjects that appear before the camera, windmills rank high.   They’re documented a lot, with no apologies.   Along the way, they might be photographed, but simply filed away.   During this holiday season it’s time to offer a few, but not all at once.  Are they photographed a lot?  Of course they are.   Keep watching for more as we mosey along.

This and That

It’s either let things pile up on the desktop, or put them  in a trash pile. We’re putting them here tonight, beginning with a sunset at a friend’s farm near Walburg, followed by  evening lights in Taylor.   All photographs are from this evening.  The Christmas lights displays are close  to home, very well done.  And one more, a beautiful window in downtown Taylor.

The Winter Solstice

The Winter Solstice arrived this morning in the Northern Hemisphere.  It might be winter, but temperatures in our area climbed into the upper 60s, perhaps a little more.  The mild temperatures made it a good afternoon for a father/daughter fishing excursion  to the river at Georgetown’s San Gabriel Park.  The river is seen near sunset.   Arriving in Taylor later, a Waxing Crescent moon, at 3.6% visibility blended nicely with a few birds.