I had originally planned to go to a classic car museum in Houston, but it seemed to have been replaced by a vacant building. The Houston Zoo seemed like a good alternative. I actually spent a lot of time trying to capture the animals with very little to show for it. I had heard that…

Once again it was time to travel down to Houston to see the fantasy players and costumers dressed up and having fun. This is one place where the amateur photographer is not only welcome but encouraged. Some of these people are hired each year by the faire to bring color and encourage qaiety. Others are…

Al and Mikey played at this Turkish restaurant and invited us down to eat, drink and be merry. Shel wanted to take me to Kemah while Thea played with the guys. And I wanted to get some pictures of sailboats. Most of the boats were not under sail, it was just too muggy of a…

You may remember that my boss, Tom, is a private pilot. He and a couple of his friends decided to fly into the Oshkosh AirVenture Show again. It just happens that Josh, Tom’s son, couldn’t go this year as he had other plans. I jumped at the chance to go with my new S2 and…

Zilker Gardens Thea goes to practice with her music group and I go to take pictures. It seems like an equitable trade-off to me. This trip, Austin had experienced more rain than anyone could remember so the river was running really high and all the gates were open. I found that out because I couldn’t…