Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost

It’s going… swimmingly.

rcmckee — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:11:07 +0000

So I was supposed to go up to Garden Oaks Elementary this morning for the PTO Pancake Breakfast.

I DID try.

But… well…

It just didn’t seem like a good idea at the time.

Groundsteer Day

rcmckee — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:44:10 +0000

Punxsutawney Phil says we’re in for six more weeks of winter. Leaving aside the question of how we have six MORE weeks when we haven’t had ANY yet, there’s also the inevitable fact that Texans will never submit to having their weather prognosticated by a Yankee Rodent.

Thus, we give you: Alamo. The Weather Museum’s Guest Forecaster.

And Alamo says Early Spring. Three weeks of rain, centered around Rodeo Trail Ride time.

Las Posadas del Baker-Ripley

rcmckee — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 16:05:30 +0000

There’s a Mexican Christmas custom I’ve always enjoyed – a re-enactment of the journey to Bethlehem, complete with throngs of followers and mariachis. (And chocolate and sweets and piñatas after for the younglings….)

I’ve seen it done several different ways, and I’ve read that in Mexico it’s actually a several day long event. One of these days…

So this year’s version (for me) was at Baker-Ripley Community Center (in part because it’s walking distance from my humble hovel).

And it was very nice. Dark, but nice.

There are more pictures behind that one… Click on it and be surprised, amazed, or … well, I hope not bored.

There is ALWAYS Folklorico.

rcmckee — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 05:48:00 +0000

I have this gift for finding it. Of course the regular places, but… around Houston it’s just always there if you look.

I look. I’ve been known to drive editors a little nuts…. “I sent you to the ASIAN festival and you brought back Guadalajara dancers and Jarabe Tapatio!” (And mariachis, too… he didn’t mention the mariachis. Man’s got no taste…)

But it’s fun and challenging to shoot and even when you get CLOSE to right (see below) it looks good.

Someday I’ll get this shot just exactly right. This one is closer to what I want than anything I’ve done in the last few months, so getting somewhere.

Tomorrow is “Help-Portrait” day… will be over at El Dorado working with some other folks. Not sure about this, but it seems like at least a respectable cause. Will see how this goes.

Houston – Architecture

rcmckee — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 15:41:19 +0000

Late Night Downtown Wandering…

Drought

rcmckee — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 17:39:48 +0000

Out for a wander yesterday…

It’s DRY here.

This is actually a normal phase for an agave plant, but hey, it’s SYMBOLISM, people! (And they DO look wilted…)

Harris County Courthouse

rcmckee — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:50:41 +0000

The Harris County Courthouse, originally built in 1910, was renovated sometime during the late 50s. According to historians and conservators, the renovation was if not botched at least not particularly desirable from a conservation standpoint. Consequently, over the last several years it has been restored to original appearance, at considerable expense. There was a grand opening and ribbon cutting on August 23d, and I’ve been trying to get the pix sorted and edited since.

Here’s one: One of my favorite bands, Celtaire, provided appropriate music for the occasion….

More behind this one… clikenzee pik.

Just a trim

rcmckee — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 03:46:15 +0000

Something I grabbed a few months back at a church bazaar/festival. They set up a few booths in the gym so members of the congregation with skills could help members who were a little down and out… and the light here just wanted to be shot.

More pix waiting tomorrow.

Lunchtime

rcmckee — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 16:44:28 +0000

Got the scanner cranking again, pulling some critter shots from the files…

Grrrrr. *

rcmckee — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 18:44:08 +0000

As days go, this is one OF them.

Hell with it, I’mma go shoot something.

* Yes, I know birds don’t growl. Deal.