Finally, despite the chilly mornings, blooms are popping up!
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Friday Miscallany | Athens Texas Photographer
Washington-On-The -Brazos, the Birthplace of Texas, taken May 30, 2008. March 2nd was Texas Independence Day — its 174th, in fact. Tomorrow’s the anniversary of when the Alamo fell to Santa Anna’s troops …
Welcome March — you didn’t have to arrive quite so soon! Really, I mean it …
The Good: See this post from Monday.
The Random: Tonight’s post is #500. It only took about 35 months to reach this point (first post went live April 15, 2007) … so, how long do you think it will take me to reach #1000?
The Lust: I want this. If I can’t afford the $1600-ish real life version of this lens in the short-term, why not settle for its insulated mug equivalent? That is, if I could locate one for sale …
The *Can it get any worse*:If you are a friend of mine on Facebook, you probably saw Wednesday night’s status update. Yes, there was a chimney fire at my parents’ house. Thankfully it was contained within the fireplace and flume and was nearly out before both the Murchison and North 19 Fire Departments arrived (within minutes) … and everyone’s okay, just shaken. After Robby’s mishap two weeks ago, I think we’re due a streak of good luck and no more catastrophes!
… and the quote of the week:
“If practice makes perfect, and nobody’s perfect, why practice?”
–unknown
I came across this one in a how to use the internet ‘phonebook’ way way way back in 1996 and it has been one of my favorite quotes ever since. I used to say this to my track coaches when I was tired or annoyed … and as of late, it applies again in a number of ways.
Friday Miscallany | East Texas Photographer
One of the many snow images captured on February 12, 2010 … I’m not sure why my neighbor’s siding doesn’t match on that bottom right portion …
Hello Friday. You should come around more often …
Randomness from this week …
The Thankful: Thanks to everyone for their prayers and positive thoughts sent Robby’s way … he’s beginning to feel less like he was hit by a 1500 lb piece of farm equipment and more along the lines of a human, although I’m sure he’s ready to ditch the crutches! Hopefully he’ll have the results from last night’s MRI soon.
The Wishful: Mother Nature needs to stop being a tease. I want another snow day before spring arrives!
The Shocker: Big news coming to the blog on Monday. Here’s a hint … if you’re an Athens Review subscriber, check out the special insert that’ll be in the Sunday (Feb 28th) edition. I’m still a bit on the stunned and speechless side …
The Annoyance: Dear NBC affiliate in DFW, please work on putting out a stronger signal that can withstand 15-20 mph winds. Its sad that I can pick up the DFW affiliates for ABC, CBS, and PBS in nearly any kind of weather … and yet your tower stands right alongside their towers over in Oak Cliff …
And now for the quote of the week …
“Still … that’s just wrong to do to a blizzard, your supposed to eat it not long after you get it to enjoy its blizzardly goodness. Do you not know anything about blizzard eating etiquette?”
– the bro.
Its not often I admit he’s right, but I’ll concede the fact this time around. Mi padre was kind enough to drop me off a Blizzard Full Meal Deal w/ a Chocolate Truffle Blizzard at work yesterday. I saved the Blizzard as an afternoon snack — sticking it in the freezer at work. With the spoon still in it. Three hours later I went in search of some chocolate ‘willpower’ to get through the remainder of the workday. Needless to say, I had to let it thaw for a half hour so I could get the spoon out to eat it … torture, I tell you. So much for willpower …
And … on that note, have a great weekend!
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Friday Miscallany | East Texas Photographer
A few randoms over the past week …
1) Please send some positive vibes and prayers Robby’s way (my brother and assistant) … he was helping load some farm equipment yesterday afternoon when the chain popped off and it swung it in his direction. God was watching over him or it would be much much worse. One ER visit later, he supposedly doesn’t have a concussion (according to the CAT scan), but he’s pretty banged up on his left side (head, shoulder, and knee the worst) and will need an MRI to rule out any ligament damage to his knee.
2) On the Olympics front … I wish people would quit hating on the fact that the weather isn’t cooperating as preferred for the Vancouver games. Seriously, the IOC and the candidate cities can’t predict what will happen 7+ years out. Chill already (yes, the pun is intended there). Congrats to Canada on their 1st gold medal on home soil (and won by someone truly worthy of it too) — and to the US for their 18 medals won already (as of last night).
3) Loved the snow that visited last week. Especially since it made for a LONG weekend to relax, catch up, and shoot sessions!
4) The gloves pictured in this post, love them. Now why couldn’t Team USA have something equally awesome … and affordable (feel free to check out the prices on the Ralph Lauren gear the USA athletes are wearing).
5) I will be tinkering with this site a bit this weekend. So please excuse any dust (aka wonkiness) that may appear if you’re not reading this via a feed reader or Facebook.
6) I’m thinking of taking up kickboxing. Anyone know of any affordable classes around this neck of the woods?
The quote of the week … in honor of the Olympics …
History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become discouraged by their defeats.
B. C. Forbes
Week 6 (of 52) | Athens Texas Photographer
Rarely seen. Much enjoyed as long as you have electricity, which thankfully stayed on all day at mi casa. Depending on where in the pasture we stuck the ruler in at, we had between eight and nine inches of snow. Yes, you read that correctly, 8-9 inches of snow in East Texas 
Here’s a couple of landscape shots … more to come (I only have eight gigabytes worth to process!) …
