Category Archives: photos (mine)

This young lady just experienced one of the great joys of school festivals everywhere. She just dunked her math teacher. Life is good. Lock and load; let’s hit the streets.

Just a quick post from Saturday evening’s edition of Kaminari Taiko’s Festival at Miller Theatre, which was a heck of a show with pretty good attendance in spite of vaguely threatening weather. or if you like blue backgrounds, we can … Continue reading →

These nice people are Clemente and Eladia Ayala, the guiding force (and our hosts) for the Spring Branch Fiestas Patrias / Diez y seis de Septiembre celebration, featuring a parade, dances, music, food, and general purpose fun. LOTS of general … Continue reading →

Parade morning: Padre Hidalgo ringing the bell… Folkloric dancers having a good time. Folkloric dancers not having a good time. Yet. Those dresses are heavy and hot, and it’s a typical Houston summer morning, warm and humid. Pretty girls on … Continue reading →

From the Memorial Villages Independence Day Parade comes an extremely spiffy little runabout, a 1956 190SL Mercedes-Benz roadster. It’s a pretty day out there (though much too hot) so… let’s hit the streets.

cleaning the desk last night (yeah, really!) and found this one… From a few years back, 1999 I believe, when the Moving Wall was installed at the University of Houston for a Memorial Day remembrance. I have several shots from … Continue reading →

Just a minor little day-brightener I found in the files….

One thing I’m loving about some of the new technology for cameras and lenses is the capability to work – casually – in extreme conditions which would have meant hours of work in pre-digital days. (Not that I minded the … Continue reading →

Spent last Saturday at the San Jacinto Festival, commemorating the final official battle of the Texas Revolution, when, on April 21, 1836, Sam Houston’s small army caught Santa Anna’s forces by surprise and defeated them, capturing Santa Anna himself and … Continue reading →