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Mathteacher's husband, Ralph (Railroad historian and more) arranged with the great folks at BNSF Railway for a group of us to take a very informative trip out to the new lift bridge on the old Galveston Causeway.
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Mathteacher's husband, Ralph (Railroad historian and more) arranged with the great folks at BNSF Railway for a group of us to take a very informative trip out to the new lift bridge on the old Galveston Causeway.
Mathteacher's husband, Ralph (Railroad historian and more) arranged with the great folks at BNSF Railway for a group of us to take a very informative trip out to the new lift bridge on the old Galveston Causeway.
I love this shot of Kay in the field of wildflowers near Yoakum. I had no idea the flowers were reflected in her lens until I downloaded the photo. We sure made some wonderful memories on this trip.
Mathteacher's husband, Ralph (Railroad historian and more) arranged with the great folks at BNSF Railway for a group of us to take a very informative trip out to the new lift bridge on the old Galveston Causeway.
On the way home from a roadtrip to Lafayette Louisiana this weekend with Kay (mathteacher), Pat (backup1940) and Judy (Do-A-U-E) I spotted this patch of white in the grass of a pasture and said oh oh oh it is a baby horse! Kay obliged us with a U-E and all piled out to get photos of this little fella. The photo below shows the sequence of events as she woke up and realized she was the star:)
First time ever catching the same train from three different perspectives and oh what a story leading up to this. Kay (mathteacher) and I were on Hog Creek road which is a uphill side road and on our way back down saw this train out by the main road...waiting. Snapped off a couple of shots and dashed back down the road to the main road and drove past the entire train...slowly...so Kay could count the cars....all 121 of them! Then turned around and saw the oncoming train that this one was waiting on. Oh wow the race was on to get back under the RR bridge and catch "our" train crossing. This one's for you Lampy 'cause I know you would have loved to have been there:)
My friend Kay (mathteacher) and I took a weekend trip into the rural hill country of Texas to see what we could find. While driving down a very remote road we came across this and could not believe our eyes. We sat and giggled about this before we could even get out and take pictures. I love it!
Beautiful evening, first cool one after a long hot summer. Well worth the mosquitos mathteacher and I battled for this one:) The toenail moon (thanks lynnmar for the name of it) was so pretty! Best viewed large.
Today I returned to Smith Oaks Rookery at High Island with Kay (mathteacher) Donna (OllieGirl) and friend Tina to see how many babies have hatched. Donna and I have been friends for a long time on flickr but never met in person and it was so wonderful to finally meet in person and being the bird lover that Donna is it was the perfect excuse to go back to the rookery. Oh wow were we treated to seeing quite a few babies hatched and in different stages of growth!
Several handbell choirs performed in Galveston at the historic 1859 St. Joseph Church. It was truly a wonderful evening that Kay (mathteacher) and I were so lucky to attend. I have never seen the inside of this church as it is only open on special occasions. The Church withstood Hurricane Ike with some damage but was still able to host this wonderful evening. I am so glad Kay enjoys things like this too, our hubbies would have been patient but somewhat bored had they attended:)
Inspired by photos of Galveston from Kay (mathteacher) and Marilyn (photomajik), I decided to check the photo vault and virtually revisit Galveston.
In March, 2000, my wife and I did a road trip from Houston to New Orleans experiencing Mardi Gras celebrations in Galveston and in New Orleans. And, one of the only decent photos of this trip, was this photo of a historic building in Galveston.
Thank you Kay and Marilyn for inspiring the virtual revisit.
Mathteacher's husband, Ralph (Railroad historian and more) arranged with the great folks at BNSF Railway for a group of us to take a very informative trip out to the new lift bridge on the old Galveston Causeway.
March 24, 2007
Taken on photo trip with Mathteacher & photomajik. Plus D'ana & My wife. Just south of Brenham Texas.
A couple of weeks ago while on a ramble in east Texas with Kay (mathteacher) and Kim (Leah-N-Me) we passed this trestle along the road. You KNOW it required a u-turn! I was very determined to get down to it and photo from the ground up and Kim volunteered to brave the woods as well while Kay made sure we had a car to come back to:) It was worth the effort to stand beneath this old trestle, climbing through the woods reminded me of when I roamed them as a child all summer long. I tried hard to find out what railroad this belonged to but was unable to find any information on it. The location on the map is only approximate.
Kay (mathteacher) and I have been so lucky on all of our photo trips we have never had to deal with rain until this day. We were so glad it happened only 30 minutes from home instead of on a 3 hour drive day:) See Kay's photostream for more photos.
This magnificent tree is located in Independence Texas next to Old Baylor Park. The funny thing is Pat (backup1940) Judy (do-a-u-e) Kay(mathteacher) and I have all been to Old Baylor Park many many times over the years as it is famous for the Bluebonnets that bloom there. This year they were virtually non existent but because of that we saw this huge amazing tree none of us had ever noticed before and also one of Sam Houston's former homes across the street which for obvious reasons has been there a long time, but did we ever notice it...nope!
As it often happens there is a story that goes along with this seemingly comfy moment. Kay is retired and I am still a working stiff so it is a rare occasion when we sit on her porch on a weekday morning and have coffee. In fact I think it has only happened once before. I had errands here in town that required me to be late going in to work and so the night before I called and asked Kay if she'd like to sit and have coffee on her porch. It was a lovely cool morning to sit and visit and after a bit she went inside to get us two slices of delicious warm banana bread she had just taken out of the oven....what a friend! While she was gone it occured to me that it might be nice to have a picture of us chillin on the porch and so I got my camera and tripod out of Blondie and had it all set up and waiting. This turned out to be one of those thoughts that was easier thought than done. My camera has a 10 second timer which meant pressing the button and running like crazy across the lawn and up the steps and be in the chair before 10 seconds was up. It took three tries to get it and so all three pictures are here:) Turned out to be rather one of those priceless moments filled with laughter. Viewed large is fun:)
Yesterday Kay (mathteacher) and I went to Jamaica Beach (15miles SE of Galveston) for a few hours to look for seashells. Didn't find any but we did find some idyllic scenes along the walk to capture with our little point and shoot camera's (it was kind of fun and very touristy to have the small camera's:) We are so fortunate to be able to get into our car(s) and within 30-45 minutes be at the beach. Love the sound of the waves rolling in. Oh and by the way this will also show you that not all the seagulls live in Wal-Mart parking lot...lol
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We finally got some of the cool weather Mathteacher (Kay) has been praying for which means Mr. Nixon needed his blankie to snuggle under. It is so funny how much he loves having a blankie over him, soon as you cover him he lets out this big ole sigh and sinks right in and won't come out for hardly anything including a cookie. Here he is seen being woke up with the flash (I know it was mean of me:) as he is snuggled in asleep in his papasan chair on the porch. He would probably be embarassed if he saw this photo...lol
While on a roadtrip to the Abilene area with Kay (Mathteacher) on Saturday we teamed up with Bob (Bob Weston) and his wife Kay and roamed the small towns north of Abilene. Our last stop of the day took us to Stamford and the old Stamford Hotel which is reported to be one of the 10 most haunted places in Texas. After spending quite a while prowling the building and taking photos we were about to leave when Joe showed up, He has lived in Stamford all his life and knows the history of the hotel well including the fact that Elvis Presley and Roosevelt both have stayed here. In this photo Joe is posing with a rare poster of when Elvis performed here in Stamford. It was a great pleasure to meet Joe and for him to share his knowledge of the place with us.
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ODC = A Candid Moment
Today while on our trip exploring Mississippi Kay and I found ourselves in the town of Winona where there was a restaurant located in one end of the depot. Outside the entrance was this fun place to take photos. Oh yeah the other end of the depot contains FATCO a 24/7 work out facility. Makes perfect sense to me to work out then go pig out in the restaurant and not feel so guilty!
To check out Kay's shot click HERE
Yesterday Kay and I went on a ramble and it felt so good to hit the road for
whatever life would bring us on this day. First stop was a u-turn back to check
out some rusty pipes....we love rust! To check out Kay's photo of a rusty me
click here www.flickr.com/photos/1stlady/6832262247
Our Daily Topic=water
Stay tuned for more of what we found:)
We spent a delightful morning exploring and taking pictures in Houston's East End, with fellow flickrers Rob Sneed and mathteacher, mathteacher's historian (among other things) husband Ralph, and historian and friend Kirk.
We were even lucky enough to catch a train crossing Buffalo Bayou.
This is artist David Adickes latest tribute and the actual title is A Tribute To American Statesmanship but it has been nicknamed Mount Rush Hour because of its location in the First Ward area close to where I-10 & I-45 interesect in Houston. The sculpture measures 22' high and 60' wide, that is Kay (mathteacher) taking a photo on the left which will give you a good idea just how big this is. Also in the foreground is the remanents of an old streetpost sign which were the type that once graced the streets of Houston before the high rises and metal signs we know today.
A few weeks ago Kay and I visited the artist warehouse in Houston and you can see some more of his work here in Kay's sculptureworx set.
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HAPPY 4TH OF JULY ~ PLEASE REMEMBER FREEDOM IS NOT FREE, IT COMES WITH A PRICE
Darth Vader is pronounced the victor, and students return to the scene, acting as if nothing ever happened.
Today Kay (mathteacher) and I decided to explore Texas City a bit, it is actually just a few miles from where we live and it was so HOT today we didn't want to go far. Although we have roamed this city before, today we found some really neat places we had never seen before including this historic school Booker T. Washington. The school was built in 1947 to educate the African American's of Texas City and remained open until full integration of Texas City schools was completed in 1969. We spoke to a lady across the street from the school and she told us that the city wanted to tear the school down and they fought really hard and successfully to keep it!
As we walked around we found a knot hole in one of the doors and peeked inside where it was very dark, all I could see was light glinting off what I thought was purple glass on the floor. By sticking my camera through it and using the door as my "tripod" with manual settings on the camera I was able to get enough light to take this photo. I was surprised when I downloaded the pictures to see the barrel which just happens to have the letters CPR on it, how ironic for as you can see it really needs help inside. Apparently the gymnasium next door is still is use at times for the air conditioning was running steadily, it is my sincere hope that funds are found to restore the inside of the school and perhaps use it for classes of some type again for the community. To see Kay's photo's click here
Mathteacher's husband, Ralph (Railroad historian and more) arranged with the great folks at BNSF Railway for a group of us to take a very informative trip out to the new lift bridge on the old Galveston Causeway.
This is taken for the group Bench Monday. Kay and I were out exploring on a beautiful sunny COOL day today and when I saw two benches side by side nothing would do except for us to both be in the photo:)
Spotted while wandering around Taylor, Texas with my friends Kay (mathteacher...) and Marilyn (photomajik).
two photographers who like math. or is it two mathers who like photography?
anyway that's Euler's equation in the BG. if anyone for some reason asks you the most beautiful mathematical formula, this is the answer.
And that's my math teacher. (or at least, not anymore. :'( but I shall move on.)
A wonderful unexpected find on a roadtrip with Kay (mathteacher), Pat (backup1940) and Judy (ms.backup). This is located in what was the town of Long Mott in Calhoun County.The area was settled by German immigrants in 1853 and the first settlements were in the vicinity of two large motts, called the Upper and Lower motts, (I have no idea what a Mott is and when I looked up the word in Google all I got was Mott the Hoople:) The Upper Mott was the larger and longer of the two and when a post office was established for the community in 1887 it was called Long Mott. There sure wasn't much left besides this wonderful rusty relic. It was a very windy day and all the while we were exploring the creaking and groaning of the metal was all one could hear.
The Old City Cemetery on Broadway in Galveston predates the Civil War and has many old gravesites. On this day Kay (mathteacher) and I found almost the entire cemetery just about covered in Coreopsis wildflowers, truly a beautiful sight to see. As a side note this wildflower is also called Tickseed, early settlers used the plants in their mattresses to ward away ticks and fleas