I really wish I could have managed to get this entire mural in one shot. But it was very wide, and I was standing in the middle of South 2nd Street with the sun in my eyes, so this was the best I could manage at the time. I decided that three pieces was better than nothing at all! This […]
Hiking to the shore of Grapevine Lake on a warm day in early June proved a bit of an adventure. With a couple of different paths to choose from after parking the car, the Big Guy ignored the map and headed off on a trail that plunged into the woods and meandered through brush and knee-high weeds before eventually emerging […]
When we stopped overnight in Tucumcari, New Mexico, a couple of days ago I was too road-weary to go exploring the wider area on foot as the Big Guy did. But I did manage to take a stroll around the perimeter of our hotel with my camera. And unlike some of our overnight stops, here there was quite a lot […]
I’ve mentioned it before, and I’m still hoping to stop in Southern California for a closer look at the Tehachapi Loop; but in the meantime, here’s a shot from Highway 58 with a view of a freight train traveling west on the Loop. At the upper left, a large white cross sits in the center of the Loop, standing as […]
I can’t see the house of the property just across the lane from our small farmhouse AirBnB, but every now and then their small herd of sheep grazes somewhat near the fence (visible on the left in the image above), and the entrance to their driveway looks especially cool and inviting. I’m certain these vibrant canna lilies were not blooming […]
Going through the bits and pieces of my in-laws belongings since they both recently passed away, we found literally piles of photos. Some depict family history, and others — like the ones I’m sharing here — reflect their love of travel. Although many of the prints have little or no descriptions on the back, I do know that the Big […]
When I hear the name ‘Walnut Grove’ I tend to think of the California Delta or the setting for the 1970s TV show “Little House on the Prairie.” But the other day I discovered a new Walnut Grove along the shore of Grapevine Lake in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. The path we followed toward the lake took us through a […]
