This collection is a big bucket that carries a lot of stuff! Out and About chronicles anywhere and anything I see or experience when I’m just Out and About. This bucket is image heavy with people and places.
I picked up a new camera this week and planned a trip to Brazoria NWR to run it through its paces. The lighting was dull, and the drought has all but eliminated the freshwater ponds that have attracted in past, so many birds. Still it was great to get out and I did manage to […]
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I drove out of the neighborhood to get away from the trees and get a better view of the Wings over Houston action at Ellington Field. Yesterday and today the annual Wings over Houston Airshow was performed with great weather and a fun show. I never actually went to the show, I just take photos nearby
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Texas law allows people to carry a handgun if they have a permit and as long as the gun is concealed. A separate lane for license-holders had to be created so gun-toters could enter without having to pull out their weapons or unconceal them along with their wallets and keys.
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A close up view of one of the spare Sam Houston faces, that surround the Sam Houston statue on I-45, near Huntsville, TX. The Sam Houston Statue was designed and constructed by artist David Adickes. He dedicated the statue to the City of Huntsville on October 22,1994. It is the world’s tallest statue of an
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Highest Speed Limit Texas transportation engineers determined that 85% of drivers on the two segments of I-10 and I-20 were averaging 80 mph. 5 mph above the current 75-mph speed limit. So officials reasoned that raising the limit would simply be a bow to reality. This photo was taken on a stretch of I-10 between
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Fireworks over Galveston Bay – A 4th of July spectacle of lights over Galveston Bay. I captured this long exposure near Nassau Bay, TX. The view is east toward Kemah, TX. The crowd was pleased by the spectacular display over the calm bay. Each year, multiple communities surrounding Galveston Bay display fireworks.
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