New Museum

   After a couple of years of construction and a whole new look, the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History is in the final stages of preparation before opening the new building designed by the famed Legoretta & Legoretta architects.

   The coolest part is still the exhibits like the Planetarium and the Dinosaurs displays though. Got a preview of some of them and the capabilities of the new equipment. Pretty darn impressive for kids of all ages.

Breezy days

  Kiteboarding is really a visual sport so Im gonna keep this rather brief. Just a bunch of buddies at the lake on a windy day before the water really gets cold. Shaking out the cob webs from a rather windless summer and just getting a little wild at Benbrook lake in western Tarrant county. 

Wet Web

   Moisture hangs in the air, it drapes like a cloak weighing heavy on shoulders that are already drooped from the deprivation of sunshine. It sets the mood for a depressing movie. Damp, wet, moldy walls and ivy grows everywhere. 

  This is Texas. Land of cactus and horses and dry, dusty trails. It sure would be difficult to argue for global warming's lasting effects at the moment. Stock tanks are full, the rivers are exceeding their banks and the kayaking is like a western river in spring floods. Big water, big waves and lots of wood to duck. 

  I think I am going thru vitamin "D" withdrawal. I need the sun, and it would let me get some work done as well.

A Little Early

  I thought the stores breaking out halloween candy before the kids were even off to school was getting a little ahead of the curve, but shooting Turkey and dressing today makes me realize that I contribute to the process too. 

  The bird was a golden brown and the cornbread stuffing would have gone great with the rest of the fixins' but since it has not even been cold outside yet, I could not even get myself to try it. Call me scrooge but there is a time for everything, and this ain't it!

Day at the Deathstar

   I walked into Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones new stadium known around here as the Death Star on Monday to work for the first time. Shooting pictures of the Monday Night game against the Carolina Panthers. The place is huge, and after running around to shoot some pictures of fans before hand it becomes crystal clear how huge it really is. I was getting leg cramps from walking to the parking lot to shoot features. 

  The team however is something completely different. They pulled out a win, but I sure would not call it decisive. Lots of mistakes and the defense is what kept the offense in the game. Makes you wonder if the Cowboys are really just a sideshow now. At least Tony Romo was not the goat this week, with Tashard Choice having a big game and Felix Jones suffering an injury after a long carry. Panthers quarterback Jake Delhomme was biting his tongue, hoping things would change, but they just didn't.  

  The Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders carry on the tradition of showing off the house that Jerry built in their blue and silver gogo getups.