Category Archives: Photography

The bee and the bluebonnet

Posted on April 26, 2013 by

I’m as busy as a bee in a bluebonnet field, working to win Camp NaNoWriMo. I can see the finish line dancing on the horizon.  

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Flower power Friday

Posted on April 19, 2013 by

All of my spare writing minutes have been devoted to my Camp NaNo project, so the blog has suffered.  However, I thought I would share this delicate beauty from my last trip to the Dallas Arboretum. I think it’s an … Continue reading →

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Last one standing

Posted on April 14, 2013 by

I needed a little alone time today, so I loaded up my camera gear, grabbed a notebook and schlepped into the city.  My destination?  The Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, of course.  I spent this beautiful spring Sunday meandering through … Continue reading →

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Fabulous Friday

Posted on April 12, 2013 by

After a hair-raising week capped off by an unwelcome visit from old man winter, I think a little color is in order. Enjoy.

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Almost Friday

Posted on April 4, 2013 by

Another gorgeous weekend is so close I can almost reach out and touch it.

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Feeling buggy

Posted on April 2, 2013 by

Flowers aren’t the only thing flourishing in the warm spring air.  So are the creepy crawlies.  Here are a few I came across this weekend.

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Tempting Tulips

Posted on March 31, 2013 by

One of my favorite annual events at the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden is Dallas Blooms.  For one month each spring, the gardens are transformed into a variable sea of color.  Tulips and daffodils, narcissus and cherry blossoms burst forth … Continue reading →

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‘Tis the season

Posted on March 29, 2013 by

Springtime in Texas can mean only one thing: Bluebonnets! Enjoy.

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Lions, tigers, and bears…

Posted on March 19, 2013 by

Okay, maybe not. But I did run into a spotted leopard, a funny looking bear, and a cheeky koi while on vacation recently.

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Waiting for spring

Posted on February 23, 2013 by

I have been sitting here all morning avoiding my WIP by sifting through some old photos I shot last spring. I can’t wait for everything to bloom again. Here are few of the more interesting ones. Enjoy. The bee is … Continue reading →

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Things I learned this week

Posted on February 22, 2013 by

  “As life goes on it becomes tiring to keep up the character you invented for yourself, and so you relapse into individuality and become more like yourself everyday.” – Agatha Christie I learned this week… …that it appears I … Continue reading →

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Things I learned this week

Posted on January 27, 2013 by

I learned this week: …that Historical Geology is not going to be a cake walk. From the course material: “The study of sedimentary rocks can involve many scientific disciplines.  Considerable knowledge of mathematics, biology, and physics is required to fully … Continue reading →

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Water lilies

Posted on December 27, 2012 by

I went to the Dallas Arboretum this weekend to see the Chihuly exhibit.  Beyond the customary landscaping pansies and evergreens, I didn’t expect to see much in the way of colorful blooms.  It is, after all, December.  Not much grows … Continue reading →

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Chihuly…one last time

Posted on December 26, 2012 by

On December 31, 2012, the Chihuly exhibit at the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden will close.  Last Sunday, I took advantage of an unusually warm day, and schlepped into the city to take in the magic one last time. I’ve … Continue reading →

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Feeling squirrelly?

Posted on December 14, 2012 by

I am. I made it through another semester. With all A’s.  Even in that damn Geology class. Bring on the tequila. Not really.  I don’t drink all that much, but it sounds good.  Right?

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Things I learned this week…and more

Posted on December 6, 2012 by

“Brevity is the soul of wit.” – William Shakespeare (Hamlet) I learned this week… …that finding a link between Truman’s Cold War policies and the civil rights movement is easy.  Writing a paper arguing the connection is not.  I can’t … Continue reading →

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Things I learned this week

Posted on November 10, 2012 by

“A spy, like a writer, lives outside the mainstream population. He steals his experience through bribes and reconstructs it.”  – John le Carre I’m on a bit of an early Cold War era spy kick right now.  Two reason for … Continue reading →

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Water droplets

Posted on September 13, 2012 by

I’ve been busy.  This semester is shaping up to be brutal.  I blame the science.  Today, I spent a great deal of time trying to differentiate between unconformity, disconformity, angular unconformity, and nonconformity as they pertain to the calculation of … Continue reading →

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A hint of fall and a dragonfly

Posted on September 10, 2012 by

This weekend a cold front blew through my neck of the woods.  The first of the season, putting a welcomed end to a long stretch of 100+ degree days.  On Friday, we set a record when the mercury topped 105.  … Continue reading →

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Leaping Lizard

Posted on August 25, 2012 by

Living in Texas, during the month of August, is akin to living on the receiving end of hair dryer – hot, dry, and windy.  Last year was one of the worst summers on record.   This year, not so much.  We’ve … Continue reading →

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