Nothing better than a friend who runs the Muddy Buddy competition with you. Thanks, Shelly! (I’m the one with the muddy mouth.)
Two Muddy Buddies, one really muddy
Here we are, just after crossing the finish line a few years ago.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Companionable
Here’s what “stuck in traffic” looks like to me. Somehow my lot in life is to be behind a larger vehicle anytime traffic is slower than normal or stopped. I can’t see ahead to figure out if I should change lanes or not. Usually I don’t, only to find that when the larger vehicle in front of me changes lanes, I’m then right behind the traffic hazard (stalled vehicle, emergency vehicle, etc.).
The view in traffic
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This is my view when I take my morning break and walk around the Texas Capitol grounds. Beautiful trees: a pink crape myrtle against the backdrop of a majestic pecan tree.
Two Trees, Pink and Green
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My view of the night sky. I took this photo on Monday, 24 June 2013, early in the morning as I walked to my office building. I took a moment to appreciate this chance encounter.
Moon and Texas Capitol
Weekly Photo Challenge: The World Through Your Eyes
Whole Foods Market cheese display (downtown Austin, Texas).
Say Curvy Cheese!
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A meditative spot in the Casa de Luz garden (Austin, Texas).
Cool and calm.
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Texas Boys State parade 2013, wending its way around the Texas Capitol.
Texas Boys State Parade
Weekly Photo Challenge: Curves
Blooms are beautiful and in the blink of an eye, they are gone.
Bradford Pear along Lady Bird Lake
Mexican Red Bud
Whenever I see Purple Sage in bloom, I think of Riders of the Purple Sage by Zane Grey, published in 1912. Then I think of the band Riders of the Purple Sage. Then I think of the story Spiders of the Purple Mage by Philip José Farmer in Tales From The Vulgar Unicorn (1980), one of the Thieves’ World books. One thing leads to another …
Purple Sage
Weekly Photo Challenge: Fleeting
Just don’t even think about going in with a bad attitude!
A sign with an attitude
Careful where you step or ride
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At Trader Joe’s in Houston. Yep, when I travel to the big city, I’m all about going grocery shopping. Just one wild and crazy woman!
Sour grapes?
Weekly Photo Challenge: The Sign Says
It's a long story ... 