A group of photographers met at the Texas Capitol where we took photos at different light levels. Now that I’m taking more photographs with my new camera, one thing I notice is how hazy the sky is a lot of the time. In my mind, the sky is blue, blue, blue; in my photographs, only sometimes. These two photos were taken just minutes from each other, just before sunset. The sky is ever changing.
Texas Capitol with moon
Frost Bank Building
The brutal heat and humidity are arriving in central Texas. Even the giraffes are wearing hats to try to keep cool.
Darling, you look marvelous!
The sunflowers are starting to bloom. Soon most of the plants will be taller than me. We had seven inches of rain in May, so the sunflowers have a good start on the summer.
Starting sunflower season
I stand under the trailing edge of the storm
As the last of the raindrops fall, gently, as an afterthought
Not so before the dawn, when rain charged down
As though responding to an urgent cry
Towards the east, clouds continue to roil, coil
Lashing lash out with their lightning bolt webs
Peeks of blue in the west, sky blue, as we say
Beckoning
The direction I choose determines my fate
Dark and dangerous or bright and promising
Either way, I know things aren’t always as they seem
I cannot tell you how many times I wanted to follow the clouds
Storm’s Trailing Edge
Our brutal Texas summer is just about here. I offer you some lovely shade, in anticipation.
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, Houston, Texas
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