Just a few photographs from a late-day Sunday drive along one county road east of Coupland, Texas.   Some of this road is paved, but much isn’t.   I like the part that isn’t.   The truss bridge over Brushy Creek is nice. Mentioned in previous posts, but the bridge played a prominent role in “Secondhand Lions,” a 2003 film starring Robert Duvall and Michael Caine.   After passing through the bridge, I encountered a few curious friends.   Back roads are peaceful.

By now you probably realize I offer a weekly post from daily walks, mostly in Taylor.   Presented are some taken from October 14th through the 18th.   Each was taken with my very totable Olympus mirrorless camera, weighing about as much as your smartphone.  I was intrigued by windows this week. 

On my way to Georgetown I made a brief sunrise stop to again take photos at the Jonah School site.   The old-growth pecan tree and ancient merry-go-round are soothing subjects when a quiet scene is helpful.   We’re surrounded by noise, not just auditory, but the visual kind, too.

This morning I was on the campus of Georgetown’s Southwestern University for a Walk to End Alzheimer’s.  My cynical nature led me to think it would be a run of the mill event.   I soon learned it was not.   It was incredibly moving.   About 600 people showed up to make their way around the campus.  The first three photographs present attendees who are living with this disease.   The others are  family members, or caregivers.  The  chihuahua is Cora, now 10-years-old, her legs paralyzed, but she walked with Marsi, whose mother died in December.   Cora was mom’s dog.   The white flower pictured  will honor the first person cured. It can happen, friends.    This was a moving event to see.  These photos are for the Williamson County Sun. 

As our area continues to grow at unprecedented speed, I seek out places  that are quiet and still  a little agrarian.   Beyersville, an area in Southeast Williamson County,  is like that.    Mager Cemetery, in particular, is an occasional destination.   In the very far distance, if you look closely, you can see construction cranes at Taylor’s semiconductor plant.   Its influence hasn’t (so far) touched Beyersville very much.   Sometimes, when visiting Mager, I’ll see flowers sprouting near gravesites, or American flags.   And there’s rabbits, the occasional chickens.   Beyond its borders, however, are cattle, often curious when they notice the camera’s presence.   This post is about cows, and sunsets, spaces.   And solitude.  

Meandering in and out of clouds, the moon continued to look nice a little before 7a.m. this morning in Taylor.

This mesquite tree at a friend’s Circleville ranch keeps providing inspiration.   I stood on a hill tonight as a Waning Gibbous moon, at 99.5% visibility, found its way into the eastern sky a little after 7p.m.     Another post was planned tonight, but this seemed like a better idea.

Sunset and moonrise offerings from the village of Coupland tonight.   Prominent in two photographs is St. Peter’s Church of Coupland.    Before heading for home, a single moon photograph.   After taking these photos tonight, I remained for almost an hour to once more look for a comet photo.  If I can’t see it, so be it.   The sun and moon are sufficient. 

Photos from this evening are from Granger Lake, the Granger Lake Dam and the San Gabriel River, all connected.   I had traveled there to once again try to see the comet.   While that didn’t happen, I did find a few subjects.  Included are a paramotor enthusiast gliding over the San Gabriel River near a Waxing Gibbous moon, at 96.8% visibility.   I visited with Aaron, who enjoyed a nice ride near the river with his horse named Fantasma.  And the obligatory sailboat and sunset, followed by an evening photograph over the river.  

A Texas Longhorn grazes on a hill tonight in Beyersville, Texas.   I’ve made an effort to photograph the comet, but at this point, I’ll let that go.