A New Year

We very gently rolled into 2010 in Texas while visiting family. Sparklers, champagne, board games and belated Christmas present exchanges got us in the spirit. New Year's Day was sparkly and bright; a good day for contemplation and plans, talk of projects and where the year might take us.

Texas Rain

In all my visits to Texas I don't think it's ever rained. Really rained, that is. Not until this last trip in late April when I was supposed to do some photo documentation that included a lot of outside shots. Ah, but it was needed. And it was beautiful. And then the sun came out....

Fiesta!

Fiesta is a big deal in San Antonio. Although I only got a glimpse of the first night, I'm pretty certain a whole lot of fun was had over the course of the weekend. Here's a tiny peek at two scenes we stumbled upon. Junior High Mariachi bands could not be cooler.

Texas Stuff

February in Texas is a beautiful thing. Mild and bright and quiet, so quiet...depending on where you are, of course. Luckily, I got to spend most of my time in the Hill Country and West Texas where life moves at a practical and pleasant pace. The need for rain was immense in February as can be seen here.

Many of these photos were shot through things: car windows, fences, gates, screen doors, a hotel window in Austin late at night.... Sometimes while traveling with my family, I remember that slowing down and composing photographs is not necessarily our reason for being somewhere. In the meantime, I'll take what I can get.