Sunrise 25 Jan 2014

Posted on January 25, 2014 by treshabarger

I adore sunrises.

Another beautiful sunrise

Every Summer, Every Winter

Posted on January 24, 2014 by treshabarger

Every summer, when the temperature climbs above 100 degrees and the humidity is about 90 percent (and stays there for weeks), I consider relocating to a place where it doesn’t get so hot. North, then. The mountains of New Mexico loom in my mind: high altitudes, low humidity, cool breezes in the trees; so dreamy.

Snow 24 Jan 2014

All it takes to rid me of that fantasy is the first cold snap of the central Texas winter. Our cold extremes last only a few days, but even before then I’m looking at the map to see where I can move to where the winter weather is milder. South, then. Brownsville, maybe? Unfortunately, I veto any place with “Hurricane Evacuation Route” signs.

That means that I’ll be staying right where I am and make the best with what I’ve got.

Frozen water in the yard

Fountain and Stadium

Posted on January 13, 2014 by treshabarger

A fountain near the Darrell K. Royal Memorial Stadium on the University of Texas at Austin campus.

Wikipedia says that “the current official stadium seating capacity of 100,119 makes the stadium the largest football-only venue by seating capacity in the state of Texas, the largest in the Big 12 Conference, the sixth largest stadium in the United States, and the ninth largest non-motorsport stadium in the world.”