From a Sunday drive through Flatonia, Texas, a Fayette County community of about 1400, established in the 1870s by Czech and German immigrants.  It’s about 90 minutes south of our Taylor home.   Rain lilies adorn its Oak Hill Cemetery.

A corn harvest continues tonight in East Williamson County, Texas.  Passing up a sunset photograph is hard to do.   Apologies to one of the crew who had to slow down while this photo was taken.   it’s not good to get in the way of their work.  And please forgive the power lines.  This photojournalist does not remove those.   They are what they are.

From tonight, a definite grab shot.   While pursuing something else this evening, I pulled over while  a farmer negotiated a county road in Taylor.  Only one photograph was taken.  He offered a friendly wave.    Just this one.

Four of this group of sixteen daily walk  photographs were taken on a very rainy morning in Georgetown, all others in Taylor.  This week’s squirrel offering is a little lax, but there it is.   These walks are good for the body and mind, but maybe scaling back the miles is a good idea.  Summer in Texas is a visual challenge.

Photographs taken at Taylor’s Immanuel Lutheran Church at day’s end tonight.  It’s been a photographic subject for about 17 years.  In recent years, it’s usually for the Live Nativity held during the Christmas season, but it’s a beautiful setting no matter when it’s documented.

Nearing home tonight, the Waxing Crescent moon, at 17.6% visibility, was nicely framed by the spire at Taylor’s First United Methodist Church.   Lovely blue evening light embraced the scene.

The 76th Taylor Rodeo is in progress through Saturday night at the Williamson County Expo Center in Taylor.   These photographs were taken on Thursday, the first night.   The work will primarily be posted on Facebook and Instagram (@andybobsharp), but here are a few to whet your whistle.   The preference for these events is always the features, not the action, but folks want to see the louder stuff, too.

It’s a mesquite tree that continues to inspire.   A trip to this friend’s ranch last evening was meant to find a couple of elusive horses, but that tree,  fronted by some fine-looking grasses and good skies won out this time.   The horses did make an appearance, but that’s for another post.

For a dozen years there was hope of encountering a Bald Eagle in the wild, a frustrating endeavor.  Near day’s end today, , however, one of these wonderful creatures came into view a little north of Hutto.  Thankfully, a few photos were taken before she moseyed on.

Corn harvests are always wonderful to document.   The Raesz family in our area has been a delight every year.   This season, brothers Shaun and Steven Raesz are in the midst of harvesting 4,000 acres across East Williamson County, Texas.   Steven says it will likely take about three weeks.  They took over farming duties a few years ago when their father, Arnold Raesz retired.   Shaun is 51, Steven, 49.   A number of helpers lend a hand, including Shaun’s two sons, Montgomery, 26, and Maverick, 23.   Steven’s longtime girlfriend, Kate, is a volleyball coach and teacher in Granger ISD, but most years she’s right there by Steven’s side.   The post opens with a photo of Kari Raesz, Shaun’s wife, holding their 16-month-old  granddaughter, Maizlee, daughter of Montgomery and his wife Madalynn.  These photographs were taken during two outings with the family.   It’s neat to see them gather around each evening, having supper breaks in the fields.   Shaun had knee replacement surgeries this spring, one in March, a second in April.  But he’s out there working.   Our landscape is changing as development continues.   Hopefully, motorists will be patient as they guide their combines and tractors from one field to another.