Good Friday morning

The Friday morning gathering of a bunch of quacks….

The first Friday of every June is National Donut Day – shouldn’t that be every day?

The spray park opens on this particular Friday…

A sunflowery Friday morning….

A cool looking shack along the side of the rode on a Friday morning drive-about

I can shoot overexposed butterfly pictures on any day, not just Fridays. (but there is something dramatically appealing about this photo, agreed?)

Even when you’re expected, wandering about the ball park on a Friday morning taking pictures (and not just of goofy shots of me in front of odd signs or eating donuts in the parking lot) certainly brings out inquisitive folks (and cops)…

A Friday morning breakfast picnic at sunrise….nothing beats that

The Friday evening nightcap at Rooster’s….now let’s see here, hmmmm….donut in the morning then a cheeseburger, pulled pork nachos, and a cold beer tonight. No wonder I’ve got a gut ache and my tonnage-loss program has been significantly compromised.

Flee: a Blue Heron stretches out of the water to escape my approach….

Fishing: I just like this guy’s attitude (ease into the morning with some fishing solitude) and style (never let your lines cross)….

The storm a cometh….

Another look at the Japanese Maple…after the rain

Oh the things one will sit and wait for….(and take about 300 pictures just to get one you will keep)

A storm front is always impressive….

The Bride and Groom dance….

This guy was chirping up a storm (literally…we have thunderstorms headed our way tonight)…here he does a tuck-and-dive towards the ground….

Pre-storm clouds moving in….

Remembering (Veteren’s Memorial in Hickory Creek, Texas)…this is the Memorial I designed for the Town in 2010, and donations constructed it in 2011 – this touches me in more ways than I realize.

But nothing touches the heart and soul like spending a day of military remembrance at the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery

Families had the opportunity to sit with their fallen loved ones….

And comrades had the opportunity to reach out to those same families….

Never forget….

A day of pride, thankfulness, and sadness…all in one. I had a lump in my throat all day long.

Waiting for the right time….

To perform, with all our national respect, a 21-canon salute….

It was an honor to watch these proud men at such a close proximity….

At attention, after the canon salute….

Somebody needs to help me with knowing these gentlemen and the symbolism (significance) of their colorful hats…

A lifetime of service….

So many ways one can wear (show) their patriotism….

Families got to spend the day with their loved ones and each other

For peace, at peace…..

St. Paul’s Church of Christ, Marlin, Texas

Most of you know how I like the hand-done signs…notice there is no sidewalks to the door and you gotta love the patchwork shingles. Who wants to bet the BBQ is good? I think this was in/around Reagan, Texas….

Riesel, Texas…”We Fix Fl_ _ s”

Another Masonic Lodge (this one with bricked-in windows) to add to my clandestine photo collection of this organization’s place of congregation….

You’ve really got to go to a small town it seems to find a Rexall Drug store these days…Hearne, Texas

Hearne, Texas…but I’m not sure if this 98-year old business is still in business. One would figure they’d be open on a Sunday morning (but it is a holiday weekend…in a small town)

Old bricks give way to a more modern convenience…done without much historic preservation forethought – Hearne, Texas

And you too Jerry! Stepping up for extended families you’re just now getting to know….

Yup…that is a deer head mount in the top right. Whitney and Stephen are getting married tonight in a place called “Daisy Dukes” that typically serves a variety of cold alcoholic beverages. So the curtains were made and strung to cover certain amenities of the establishment, and Sarah created a make-shift alter for the ceremony. Did I mention OFNi Sarah and Jerry are some of the bestest people on face of the earth? They did the “Git R’ Done” all day long (and well into the evening, wedding, and dance)….

Artistry on the road can sometimes only be noticed and seen when the highway speed is slower than 20 mph…and we haven’t had rain in several weeks….

“The next stop that we make will be soon. Tell all the folks in Russia, and China, too. Don’t you know that it’s time to get on board, And let this train keep on riding, riding on through” (always liked that particular O’Jay’s song for some unknown reason)

A Reliable Man is driving A Reliable Truck on his way to A Reliable Client that just so happens to have A Reliable Pool in A Reliable Neighborhood so he can provide A Reliable Pool Service….

It seems every roadway in Dallas-Fort Worth is under construction these days. It has all commuters irritated for sure. But then when you see this (because traffic is at a standstill BTW), I can’t help but wonder if this is like the penalty box for misbehaving highway construction workers….

Zoey the Princess sporting her new spa day clip….

Hey, now wait a minute…this guy got no where near the spa day with the Scotties so what’s up with the youthfully obnoxious shorts?

Ah: I agree with the Heron – this is a great start to the morning

What: Everyone should have a John Deere on the ground, mounted on the wall, and one for the roof…I really wanted to go knock on this guy’s door just to visit with such an obvious personality, but didn’t. But I know where he lives!

then he got sleepy….

He ate, then zoned out….

He sneezed and then burped….

He grinned a lot and enjoyed the conversation….

And mostly he tired of his grandpa’s rough handling (after all he’s only 8 weeks old) and found comfort in his mom’s loving touch…great weekend!

I got to pal around with FGS Lincoln and FS today while FDIL did here thing in Dallas for her friends wedding…we certainly got worn out at times. Funny how quickly one forgets just how much a 2 month old requires of you….

But who cares when you get a reaction like this…

Zoey in the room glow at night….

And then there’s always the Queen, Mackie…no worries – they get groomed next week!

I had resigned to the fact my creative photography funk (struggles) were continuing this week….

When I found the jars of colorful marbles (but still in my slump). But hey, Lincoln comes tomorrow! That’ll help for sure!

Been on my desk since last fall…just waiting for a cough I guess…

Camera stuff – of course….

Starting to look a bit scoffed up and well-used….

These are to my “drive-by-shooter” FugiFilm camera as dark chocolate is to my tastebuds….

A little bit of everything to treat what might be ailing ya (except for the Princess Zoey vet bottle for a stool sample…no worries, it’s still empty y’all)

Not on my desk, but still an every night occurrence: Princess Zoey takes on the front yard gecko through my office window…..

Trying a bit of an unusual snack these days…please don’t think anything less of me for it….

But these will always trump the seaweed…duh!

Now which political campaign spouting another set of falsehoods could that be?

iPad cover, Mackie Queen of Scots medicine, and sketch books…always have plenty of sketch books around

My iTunes account wants to know if these might be of interest to me. Anyone know any of these guys?