Inland Surfer

  A day of rain brought back memories of a spring in Texas with massive amounts of water that created a two week run of inland surfing on the West Fork of the Trinity River. Avoiding the rain outside piecing together a video from some of the clips I shot for posterity. What a great way to get feet stuck in wax.

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Donkey Fights the Paparazzi

Had a funny one happen to me last week. A donkey was getting a drink from a tank in the morning and when he looked up while I was taking a picture of him, he stuck his tongue out at me. Who says animals do not have attitude.

I said, "don't take my picture."

A Little Patience

   I would never consider myself a gardener, guilty of letting everything that sprouts have its day. I still love to see what all those green shoots turn out to be. I think it comes from my experience with the spider lilies that have survived in the beds surrounding the house the previous owner must have planted. Every fall a long stalk starts to emerge from the weirdest places. By waiting to see what happens and letting them grow a delicate and intense red flower emerges. One of the last things in the yard still holding pollen so the caravan of insects that show up are always astounding. Nature just trying to teach me the benefits of being patient.

An ant explores the vibrant terrain.

Pollen graces the delicate tips.

Disappearing Moon

  Natural phenomenon always impress those with inquisitive minds. Eclipses are the source of hours of amazement whether solar or lunar. With the Super Blood Moon getting snuffed out by the shadow of the earth for a few hours the other night, geeks were dancing in the streets with giddy glee. All sorts of impressive feats conspiring at the same time and visible over earth bound star gazers head. Sad that such an impressive lunar eclipse will not happen in these parts again till 2033.

A sequence of the moon hiding behind earth's shadow.