As most know, I take daily walks in Taylor several days a week.   A couple months ago, I met Damon, enjoying a morning walk with his dogs.   Henry, one of his friends, was missing a front leg, but it didn’t seem to affect his enthusiasm.  Damon explained that a cancer diagnosis  late last year resulted in the loss of the leg.   Sadly, the cancer continued to spread.   “He’s got maybe three-four months left,” Damon told me.   They became connected when Henry was 4-months-old.  He’s now 8-years-old.     I couldn’t get this out of my mind.   If we encountered each other again, I’d ask if he’d be alright with me taking photos of them together.   When we ran into each other last week, I broached the subject.   Damon readily agreed.  The attached photographs are from that session, plus one taken during his daily walk.    Damon needs a good photo of his friend to keep.    Prints are being made as this is written.   Henry is beautiful, but so is his human.  

As mentioned recently, I’m going to try to post something related to barns seen during my wanderings.   Some will have been documented before,  but for this series, all are offered for the first time.    This barn has not been photographed until now.   Evening light gave it a bit of personality.

A Waxing Crescent moon, at 14.4% visibility, managed to make its presence known tonight at a friend’s farm near Walburg, Texas.  

Just as the day’s final rays prepared to fade away  on this Sunday night,  a shaft of warm light graced the facade of this old barn a few minutes from our Taylor home.   It’s a barn probably passed many times, but the gentle kiss of light prompted a photograph.     I’m hoping to post something barn-related in the future.   It might be one photo, or a collection, but it will just be one barn.   Perhaps you’d call it a theme.    Through our years here I’ve witnessed the disappearance of these structures.   They need to be appreciated.   And remembered.

Folks here know how much we need rain.   When it comes, most of us carry on.   That was certainly true Saturday morning as I photographed the 29th Annual Cupid’s Chase at San Gabriel Park in Georgetown.   Attendees didn’t mind getting soaked as they took part in either a 1K Fun Run, or a 5K race.   Numbers aren’t a strong suit, but I’m guessing there were a few hundred attendees.   The event is coordinated by Georgetown Parks & Recreation.  

Just call this a followup to this morning’s rainy skies, a photo from this evening in Taylor, a pastel conclusion to another dose of needed precipitation.  

Photos taken as the day began in Central Texas this morning.   Those clouds produced rain, but it stopped a few hours later.    At almost 5:30 pm, however, we’re getting another good soaking.   I’m okay with that.

This one was taken one week ago, an evening filled with blue, and (of course) a windmill.   Clouds are with us again tonight, with rain expected throughout the weekend.   Bring it on.   We need the rain.

Just some photos taken during recent morning walks in Taylor.   It’s been a while since posting any of these.   All were taken with my very inexpensive Olympus mirrorless camera, so very light!

Some roads, when the light is right, transform after the sun goes down.   That was true as I navigated a good one earlier this week in the far reaches of East Williamson County, Texas.