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MLK Festival

Posted on 20 Jan 14 by rcmckee

Wandering the park during the party, and got found by an adorable little someone hiding behind a lightpole playing peekaboo…. So of course I shot her.

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29.75978 N; 95.36970 W

Posted on 26 Nov 13 by rcmckee

Via Colori Houston… Two days, two hundred or so artists, who knows how many sticks of pastel chalk, and a very large street-painting festival to benefit the Center for Hearing and Speech… and you gotta be there* while it’s happening … Continue reading →

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Confession

Posted on 11 Nov 13 by rcmckee

Not sure how much it counts as a confession when everyone I’ve ever met has known it since the beginning, but… I’m a borderline bookaholic. No, I’m not a collector exactly; collectors worry about editions and conditions and provenance and … Continue reading →

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29.64753 N, 95.347574 W… Saturday in the Park

Posted on 06 Oct 13 by rcmckee

With Guitarist. Now, you can say what you like about Ricardo Sweatt Rodriguez, but he’s an experienced traveller. And he brought his guitar along with the case, to share music and a beautiful evening at the Willow Waterhole Greenspace. I … Continue reading →

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29.70310 N, 95.46813 W (give or take a bit)

Posted on 29 Sep 13 by rcmckee

Things wander my way sometimes. I spent part of Friday morning in Bellaire doing a shoot, and right there in front of the historical Trolley Car was a good-sized banner advertising the Houston Area Wood Carvers annual show and sale, … Continue reading →

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Not Lost… just wandering

Posted on 08 Sep 13 by rcmckee

Up very early in the morning for a walk before it gets too hot…. One thing I LIKE about North Richland Hills. They have good parks and a very nice walking trail, about a mile and a half, that runs … Continue reading →

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Memory Lane and strolls thereupon…

Posted on 04 Sep 13 by rcmckee

One of the things that seems to go with getting older is seeing your childhood shrink as you look back at it. I dropped back into Fort Worth again to check out an exhibit at the Kimbell Art Museum (and … Continue reading →

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On the road again….

Posted on 04 Sep 13 by rcmckee

Gotta say this for Texas: our leaders have their priorities straight. There’s not enough money for schools, food, or health care for our weakest and poorest, but our roadside rest stops have gotten some serious money poured into eco-friendly makeovers. … Continue reading →

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Dandelion Whine..

Posted on 18 Aug 13 by rcmckee

Well, not really. Cleaning and organizing photo files gets tedious, but then sometimes I find little moments I’d forgotten about…. Have a flower.

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They Find You…

Posted on 05 Aug 13 by rcmckee

I went to San Antonio for a weekend in June to do some research for The Other Texas, my somewhat-more-serious Texas History and Culture blogzine. I walked the Paseo Del Rio (which has changed a wee bit since college days), … Continue reading →

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