We had a nice, steady rain this afternoon on the Blackland Prairie.   I actually went out and shot some photos during that period of moisture, but when I went home, it seemed liked a good idea to revisit our Central Texas skies.  Finding a rainbow made it all good.  I couldn’t choose between the vertical and horizontal version of the farmhouse..  Opinions are welcomed!   The last photo is Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, in Wuthrich Hill, one of the places I like to document from time to time.

Regency Bridge was our Sunday afternoon destination.  Named for a community called Regency, not even a dot on the Texas state map, the one-lane wooden-surface bridge, built in 1939,  is the only remaining suspension bridge still in use in Texas.   Spanning the Colorado River,  it regally sits at the confluence of San Saba and Mills Counties.    In 1999, it was given a complete makeover, but in 2003, area teenagers accidentally set a fire on its surface.  It reopened in 2005.   To get to it, from either side, you must traverse a dirt road.  You have to seriously want to find it, friends.   While we visited, a young man decided to climb the thing.   His mother exclaimed “He’s been climbing things all his life.”   The Colorado River is, of course, nice, but so is this bridge. 

We took a little drive today, meandering through San Saba and Lampasas Counties.   Tonight’s posts are from San Saba County, Texas  …. wildflowers along Texas Highway 16, between Lllano and San Saba, and another, along F.M. 500, north of San Saba, Texas.   The space we have in Texas is quite special.

Although I have some items ready to post, Easter will be soon be in the memory banks for us.   So let’s offer up some Easter egg hunts, shall we?    Today, I took photos of two hunts, both conducted by Georgetown-area churches, Main Street Baptist Church and Georgetown Church of the Nazarene.   The first four photos were taken during Main Street’s hunt, held on the courthouse lawn.   Let’s give a hearty kudos to the dad who climbed a tree to retrieve a couple of hidden eggs for his 2-year-old daughter!    The rest of the photos were taken at our local Nazarene church.  There, they not only had Easter egg hunting, they had barbecue, games for kids, hayrides and wildflowers ….. lots and lots of wildflowers.  The church has 16 acres, much of it adorned with color, primarily Texas Bluebonnets and Indian Paintbrush.  The really tiny kids had their hunt on the church playground, but the older kids tiptoed through the flowers.   It was grand.

Sometimes, like tonight, I keep the words to a minimum.   En route home from shooting something else, the lights of downtown Taylor, Texas got my attention.  

When I take theater photos at Georgetown’s Palace Theatre, they are mostly posted to social media, but always place a few on the site, too.   The latest offering from them is “Man of La Mancha,” playing weekends on their Springer Memorial Stage through May 7. 

About ninety minutes before sundown on Thursday night a huge mass of clouds dominated the sky above the Georgetown square.   The flag, however, held its own quite well.  The rain didn’t come, but it sure looked like it for  a while.

During my time working for the Atlanta Journal & Constitution,  I spent a long day in the North Georgia mountains, at what was then called Mountainview Farm for Retarded Citizens.   35 years ago, when these photos were taken (1982)  this was accepted terminology for those with intellectual or developmental disabilities.    Despite the name, Mountainview was a place where people could live and work together in a really lovely environment.   Family members were regular visitors to Mountainview.    Assisting where needed was a professional staff available to help residents as the need arose.  This type of group living was pretty innovative for its time.   Today, in our area of Central Texas, there are wonderful places like Down Home Ranch, near Elgin.    I’ve been on assignment there for the Austin American-Statesman and find it to be an amazing place as well.   A Google search didn’t find Mountainview anywhere I looked.   It makes me wonder if it’s still there.    At any rate, here are a few photos from my day at Mountainview.

We’ve had a couple of days of steady rain here on the Blackland Prairie.   While  I enjoy the cloud patterns that  adorn the skies above these lovely cows, area farmers are probably getting their fill of rain.   For those in agriculture,  it’s a precarious balance between not enough and too much.    But I do admire these cows.

I spent a large chunk of Saturday on the campus of Southwestern University documenting their 13th Annual Southwestern-SU Native Spring Powwow.   These are mostly presented in color, but a few black and whites are thrown in to break up things a little.    There are far too many photos here, but any opportunity I have to display Native American culture on my site is a grand thing.