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Lunchtime

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

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Grrrrr. *

As days go, this is one OF them. Hell with it, I’mma go shoot something. * Yes, I know birds don’t growl. Deal.

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Flutterbyes

I try to get to events like Audrey’s just a little early – when there are hoops to be jumped through it helps to have time for a running start. When there aren’t hoops, sometimes there are other attractions to … Continue reading

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Of Plants and Names and other odd things…

If you were in Houston about this time last year, you’ll have run across mention of the Amazing HMNS Corpse Flower, Lois. She bloomed, which is apparently quite rare, and the moment (several months of the moment, actually) was covered … Continue reading

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Colombian Independence Day

Celebration at PlazAmericas down the street… music, dancing, food, more music… I was tied down most of the day so the food was gone when I got there, but there was, of course, still music. There is ALWAYS music. And … Continue reading

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World Refugee Day, Houston

June 20 is World Refugee Day, which invites us to reflect on how fortunate most of us are… we have homes, clothes, food… water. We take SO much for granted here… Maybe we shouldn’t. Gallery Behind Pic. Clickit. Very Hot … Continue reading

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Cars, Cars, Cars…

More or less out of nowhere, fellow gearhead Joe Linbeck dropped tickets for the 2011 Classy Chassis Concours d’Elegance on me, which of course meant I had to go see the pretty machines, with cameras. It was a truly rough … Continue reading

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Quetzalcoatlus and fans

Back at HMNS for this round… a few shots with the Panaleica from the Quetzalcoatlus preview. more pix behind, click pic. This was a members’ preview of the new Paleontology hall, which is slated to open sometime next year. This … Continue reading

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Munchies

Wandering the Heights this evening….

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Comparative Insanity

In 2008 the Obama campaign in Houston was based out of a small building just at the south edge of downtown. When the election was over and the campaign moved out, the murals on the side of the building, a … Continue reading

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