Goodbye Summer

Corn and Sunflowers growing in my backyard in Richardson, TX.

Cats In The Window

This is how my cats have a meeting of the minds.

Clean Hands

 

A little girl rinsing off on the River Walk in San Antonio, TX. 

Heron

 

This little guy, as far as I can tell, is a Green Heron. He threw me of his heron-trail by not having a long neck, but then I realized his neck was just scrunched down like some of these guys here: http://www.google.com/images?q=green+heron&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&ei=leGeTJzFBoGBlAf62KnwAg&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CDcQsAQwAA&biw=1920&bih=1016. The internets win again! I photographed him at the Sunken Gardens in San Antnio, TX.

Seafood

The fish market at Pike Place Market in Seattle, WA. This is my first effort at shooting RAW and editing a series in Photoshop.

Toy Joy

The happy happy Toy Joy building on Guadalupe in Austin, TX.

Mission San Jose

On the Mission Trail in San Antonio, TX.

Quackenbush

Quackenbush Bakery in Hyde Park at night, Austin, TX.

VW

In honor of our trip to Seattle, here's a VW van in Seattle, Wa. Holla.

Stairs

Staircase on the River Walk, San Antonio, TX.

Fountain

Fountain on the River Walk, San Antonio, TX.

Alamo

The Alamo on a very hot day, San Antonio, TX.

Primrose

Primrose growing on the River Walk Extension, San Antonio, TX.

One

At roundabout in Volunteer Park, Seattle, WA.

Downstairs

The banister at Hyde Park Inn, Austin, TX.

Keith Haring

Found in the window of a Capitol Hill residence, Seattle, WA.

Sticker Sign

A sign covered with stickers outside the entrance to the San Antonio Museum of Art in San Antonio, TX.

Schilo's

Looking out the window at Schilo's old-fashioned deli in San Antonio, TX.

Harp

Harp on stage before a concert of the Lone Star Wind Orchestra in San Antonio, TX.

Art

On the side of a building in the parking lot of the San Antonio Art Museum, San Antonio, TX.

Straw Flower

Straw flower that I grew from seed in out garden, Richardson, TX.

Sandwiches

Sandwich shop tucked in between houses in the Hyde Park neighborhood, Austin, TX.

Window Seat

Bianca looking out the window on a hot day at our house in Richardson, TX.

Aiden and Harley

My nephew Aiden and his dog Harley in their home in San Antonio, TX.

Trumpets

Lone Star Wind Orchestra trumpets (including Thomas') on stage before a concert at the Texas Bandmasters Association Convention in San Antonio, TX.

Rain

Rain drops on the windows of the Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center in San Antonio, TX.

Fresco

Ceiling fresco in a small room at Mission Concepcion in San Antonio, TX.

Fountains

Children playing in the Hemisphere Park fountains on a hot day in San Antonio, TX

Hemisphere Park Garden

Angel Trumpet, Oregano, and some kind of purple flower growing in San Antonio, TX.

Liberty Bar

Liberty Bar leans to the left in San Antonio, TX. It is now closed (hopefully just for brief renovations?).

Pearl Brewery

The old Pearl Brewery in San Antonio, TX, no doubt once the crown jewel in a brewing empire, now converted to apartments, a great place for frat parties, and possibly still a brewery as well.

Purple Building

A building I like near the art museum in San Antonio, TX.

Hamilton Pool

Trees at Hamilton Pool Preserve near Austin, TX.