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Bluebonnets… it’s a banner year.

Posted on 27 Mar 12 by rcmckee

Moving closer: But not TOO close… And they’re not all blue… (Indian Paintbrush, it’s called. Look closely and it has almost the exact same structure as the Bluebonnet, and they’re commonly seen together. I’ll have to do my homework but … Continue reading →

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It is good to have friends…

Posted on 14 Mar 12 by rcmckee

But remember – take your boots off before the Stegosaurus eats you. Edit: YES, I freakin’ KNOW Steggies are vegetarian. Geesh. There’s one in EVERY crowd…

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Sundance Square

Posted on 08 Mar 12 by rcmckee

Walkabout in downtown Fort Worth…. Aim High.

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Kvack.

Posted on 27 Feb 12 by rcmckee

Scan from some time back when…. Black-bellied Whistling Ducks at Brazos Bend State Park… Cute li’l guys.

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Spring Plowing…

Posted on 13 Feb 12 by rcmckee

Firing up the time machine and running back about, oh, 155-160 years or thereabouts to the last days of the Republic of Texas (give or take a few years..) This is Barrington Living History Farm, which represents the home of … Continue reading →

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Harris County Courthouse

Posted on 06 Sep 11 by rcmckee

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 … Continue reading →

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More historical wandering

Posted on 28 Oct 09 by rcmckee

Fired up the time warp machine again over the weekend. Didn’t look like a deLorean this time, though… Taking us back to those thrilling days of yesteryear… when, this time, nobody actually wanted to hang the photographer. Much. (Click on … Continue reading →

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Sonny and Eli and Friends.

Posted on 01 Jan 09 by rcmckee

What to say? I have a cousin (I think my grandfather’s brother’s son, or his cousin, or something…) with unusual taste in pets. To say the least. This is Eli. These two guys together are great. Eli just loves being … Continue reading →

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Neither Snow Nor Rain in Sight

Posted on 27 Dec 08 by rcmckee

But Santa makes his rounds, apparently in whatever conveyance is available. (I’m thinking, this being Texas, that the reindeer probably graced somebody’s formal Christmas dinner, as Guests of Honor, you might say.) Trip was otherwise mostly uneventful; central Texas is … Continue reading →

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