Our moon on this clear night was at 99.1% visibility, a Waxing Gibbous moon, almost full.   The blue evening light was calming.   Two different windmills, plus a little grove of trees.   All are near Granger, Texas.

Photographs from tonight in Coupland, Texas.  A Waxing Gibbous moon, at just over 95% visibility, shines over Saint Peter’s Church of Coupland.  And a sunset at the same church a few minutes later.  The church will  hold an Easter Sunrise service at 7:15a.m. on Sunday.

This is a recurring theme from the last few years.  A drive by this barn near Jonah  merits notice every Spring as Texas Bluebonnets begin to adorn the land.   The absence of rain hasn’t been as kind this year, but it’s always worth a few moments.

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.