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Anson Jones

A statue of Anson Jones in front of the Jones County courthouse in the center of Anson, Texas.

Anson Jones was the last President of the Republic of Texas.

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Grant Teaff Statue

For the first time ever, I was on the inside of the campus of McMurry University in Abilene, Texas.  I saw this beautiful sculpture of Grant Teaff, former head football coach from 1960-1965.  I only had my cell phone with me but I think the image came out okay anyway. 

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Businessman on Overpass

It was another beautiful day~~up to 55 degrees.  I went to the Y again this morning and was exhausted when I got home.  I thought I'd just hang out in the house, but after resting I decided I needed to get out and enjoy the weather.

I went to town, yet again.  As I walked past this overpass that goes from one office building to another across a street, I saw this man walking and quickly composed to get this image.  

Not the best image, but I like it.   

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Training Photo

One of the photos seen in the WASP Museum in Sweetwater, TX dedicated to honoring the women who were part of the WASP group during WWII.  These women flew all assignments that the men flew except for combat missions.  

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Man and Abandoned Cafe

I'm so far behind doing my photo-a-day, sheesh.

My friend and I went on a field trip to one of the small towns about an hour away from Abilene.  There were several deserted/abandoned structures along the Main Street.

This is one of them, once-upon-a-time a Cafe.  The roof, as you can see, has collapsed into the building and there was nothing else to see except the "Cafe" sign.   One can only imagine what a cute place it must have been in its day.

The mural on the outside was dated and is only a couple of years old.  

My friend offered to pose to give the building some perspective.

My heart is grateful for: 

the beautiful weather we had that day

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Unknown First Family

A stunning statue of an Alaskan family seen in the Golden Heart Plaza in downtown Fairbanks, Alaska, sitting atop a fountain.

The park is situated alongside the Chena River and is host to many outdoor activities throughout the year.

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Airport Store

I was in the airport for an incredibly long time.  My flight was delayed about three times and then finally, when we were in line to board, the flight was canceled because of bad weather.  So, because it was canceled due to bad weather, none of us were issued vouchers for an overnight stay at a motel. 

Most of us spent between 4-5 hours standing in line to rebook our flights.  

The line crept along.  No one got angry, no one became cantankerous.  We all just waited our turns.  The only thing that was a benefit to me in that very long wait was that the guy behind me started a conversation and we talked about 30 random topics through the entire unpleasant ordeal.

By the time I got to the booking window it was probably 1:30 am.  The soonest flight they could get me

on was at around 2 pm, so that was another 12 hour wait.

About an hour before boarding, it finally occurred to me to get my camera out of my bag and start taking photos. Duh!!!  At that point in time I couldn't go very far from my gate because I didn't want to miss my plane so I was pretty limited in what I could photograph.

I watched this store close the night before and then I watched it open back up in the morning.  I thought it was pretty interesting and even though I waited quite a while for that guy to move, he was engrossed with something on his phone, so I just decided to grab the shot and move along to another image.

My heart is grateful today:

that I was able to get out and get some images in a different place for a change

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Abstract Man

My daughter made this abstract man in art class when she was in middle school.  I don't usually like abstracts of any kind, but I like this so much I framed it and it's been on my dining room wall ever since.  She had a WONDERFUL art teacher in middle school.

My heart is grateful for:

inspirational and caring teachers

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A Man in His Man Cave

A very cooperative friend helped me out with this image.  It's not exactly what I had in mind in terms of the edit, but I love the pose.  

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Davy Crockett Memorial Statue

This memorial is located in the town square of Ozona, Texas, Crockett County.

Ozona is the only town within Crockett County.

Davy Crockett lost his bid for the Tennessee Congress in 1835 and decided to head for Texas.  He left with this famous quote,

"You may all go to hell and I will go to Texas"

He was a strong advocate for Texas freedom from Mexico.

My heart give thanks today for:

morning coffee and flavored creamer

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The Tie That Binds

This beautiful,  sculptured statue of a pioneer family is found in the town square of Ozona, Texas.  It's a tribute to all the pioneer families who settled the area.

The statue is 9' tall, made from bronze and was created by Judy Black, 

a life-long resident of Crockett County.

Ozona is the only town located in Crockett County. The county was named after Davy Crockett, one of the brave men who died in the battle of the Alamo.

Today my heart is thankful for:

a friend who was selfless and helped me solve a marketing issue 

POW!  WOW!

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"Centered around a week-long event in Hawaii, POW! WOW! has grown into a global network of artists and organizes gallery shows, lecture series, schools for art and music, mural projects, a large creative space named Lana Lane Studios, concerts, and live art installation across the globe.  The central event takes place during Valentine's Day week in February in the Kaka'ako district of Honolulu, and brings over a hundred international and local artists together to create murals and other forms of art." (copied from the website)

Today I took a walk around downtown to find some of these artists.  It was a very cool experience.  Most of them began painting on Monday, and since it is only Wednesday, they were only part-way through their projects.  It was interesting to see how they were creating works of this size.  Many of them were using pictures on their phones as reference.