There’s nothing like getting away from city traffic and crowds of people rushing to their various destinations, and we found an incredible place to enjoy nature and escape for a few hours — just five minutes’ drive from our hotel in Southlake, Texas! It’s the Bob Jones Nature Center and Preserve, sitting along the south shore of Grapevine Lake. There […]
In all the 20-odd years that we’ve been coming to visit the Big Guy’s parents in this part of Texas, we never managed to find time to explore Grapevine Lake — even though it was only a short drive away from their house. So on this trip we’re trying to check out a few of the shoreline access points, like […]
On the final day of 2022, I’m looking at some more images from our recent stay in Texas. It did get pretty cold, but the Dallas-Fort Worth area only caught the tailing edge of the winter storm that caused so much misery in the eastern U. S. We had ice but no snow; and by the time we caught our […]
(Click any image to enlarge) Last Friday I wrote about Bob, the Chinese Swan Goose. Although he’s gone, there is always plenty of wildlife in and around the ponds of this North Texas neighborhood. They are generally shy of anyone getting too close, and yet it’s very easy to observe the local ducks, geese, and larger wading birds. I shot […]
(Click any image to enlarge) We’re enjoying our all-too-short visit with the Big Guy’s parents before we have to hit the road once more and head for home on Saturday. The weather is pretty warm — today’s forecast is for a high of ‘only’ 100°F and 51% humidity — so we’re not spending too much time outdoors except for the […]
You may recall that in previous years I’ve posted photos showing the inside of the Cabela’s store in Fort Worth, Texas, as seen during my late December visits. It’s really impossible to overstate how seriously the folks in Texas feel about fishing and football; and since the Big Guy isn’t into football, we usually end up visiting the giant Cabela’s […]
Christmas in Texas means another visit to the Cabela’s outdoors store, so I used my phone to take a few pictures of the collection of taxidermy animals.
The theme for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is Indoor Walkways, Hallways, Elevators.