It’s never enough. All the years of throwing toys, splashing in the water, belly rubbing, scratching behind the ears, brushing, extra treats. It’s just never enough, when it’s time to let go.
Riser, Bakbay New Moon Rising JH WC July 6, 2001 – June 25, 2013
Riser in pink flowers
Riser in bluebonnets
Riser with a favorite toy: the sprinkler
A view of a statue on the Texas Capitol grounds. (Look through the windows.)
A memorial statue
I visited with my friend Susan Miller recently. She lives in a heavily-wooded area that she appropriately named The Nature Channel. There was constant activity at the hummingbird and bird feeders while I was there: chickadees, cardinals, white wing doves, a roadrunner, a male and female ladder back woodpecker, hummingbirds, squirrels, bees. In this photo there is a squirrel at one feeder and some doves at the other.
Susan’s Nature Channel
Everything is green on the Texas Capitol grounds with the recent rain.
Westgate Tower, looking across the Texas Capitol grounds
Weekly Photo Challenge: Background
Escape. One of the places I go to be a tourist is Houston, Texas, taking advantage of what the big city offers.
The Art Car Museum is a good place to start.
Tired and Feathered by Joe Haden of Crockett, Texas
The Beer Can House is interesting. Yes, those are all beer cans and beer can tabs.
Beer Can House
The Museum of Fine Arts Houston was my main destination for this trip, to see the Picasso Black and White exhibit. No photos were allowed of the exhibit, but here is a sort-of cubism photo of the building.
Picasso Black and White
Other exhibits in the Museum of Fine Arts Houston are attention-worthy and photographs are allowed. Here is a sarcophagus panel from the 2nd century A.D.
Panther from a sarcophagus, 2nd century A.D.
And when all is said and done and I’m exhausted, I find respite on a tree-lined path across from the museum. Cool and serene.
Tree-lined and serene
Weekly Photo Challenge: Escape
We have two Mermaid rose bushes on the pond bank. They really liked last week’s cooler weather and rain.
Luna and Riser in front of the Mermaid rose bush
Busy bees in the Mermaid rose blooms
Austin Convention Center, inside the south entrance
Old school, new school
Shadow stripes
Giant Leopard moth on the Texas Capitol grounds
Weekly Photo Challenge: Pattern
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