Tag Archives: Views of the Neighborhood
Views of the Neighborhood – Turtle Release and Mother Turtle
From time to time the ARK (Animal Rehabilitation Keep) will release turtles that have been rescued and rehabilitated from injuries. Yesterday was the day. This photo and the next two are courtesy of the ARK since they were much better than the ones I took. Above is a shot from a drone showing the corridor […]
Views of the Neighborhood – Time for a New Header Photo
It is that time of year again. I need to replace the header photo and am asking for your help. I have a poll below the photos, and if you would vote for your favorite, it will help me make the selection. Here are the candidates. 1. Summer afternoon 2. Summer Dawn 3. Tropical Summer […]
Views of the Neighborhood – A Sign of Peace
This week Port Aransas citizens got together to produce a large statement that is hoped to be viewed by the leadership of world countries as a desire for peace. The important part of any peace statement is to accessorize appropriately. Tie-dye, check. Peace symbol on cheek, check. Peace sign on hand, check. Lei, check Adult beverage, […]
Views of the Neighborhood – Beach Clean Up
Each year the Texas General Land Office conducts two beach clean-up along the Gulf Coast. Since 1986 over 477,000 volunteers have collected over 17,000,000 pounds of trash. Yesterday was beach clean-up in Port Aransas. The event participants are all volunteers. Each is assigned an area and then the work is done between 9:00 and 12:00. The […]
Views of the Neighborhood – Belt Sander Races
There is a saying around town that we now know things are getting back to normal after Hurricane Harvey. Evidence of regular is as follows: The popcorn machine and coffee pot are back in operation at the ACE Hardware store. The lights at Alister and Avenue C are now working. The Belt Sander Races are […]
Views of the Neighborhood – Wooden Boat Festival
This weekend is the Wooden Boat Festival. The business is all things wooden and boats. I started taking photos on Friday so that you would be able to see the progress of the family boat builders. These folks are building an entire boat over the weekend. Here we are on Friday at the boat building tent. […]
Views of the Neighborhood
Here are a few photos that should serve as a catch-up kind of post. The reason this situation has occurred is my Producer is out of town for puppy pick up duty. Usually, she has investigated what is going on in Port Aransas and sets up the shooting schedule. Well left to my own devices you […]
Views of the Neighborhood – Galveston Book Festival
Yesterday I was in Galveston for their Book Festival. I had to drive 41/2 hours. Such is the life of an Island dweller. Everything is hours away. It was two lane road the whole way. This garbage truck in front of me was my best friend for twenty miles. He kept me from exceeding the speed […]
Views of the Neighborhood – Spring Break II
Here is a shot of a foggy Saturday morning. A few cars and campers. This is looking North. Another Saturday morning shot looking South. The same shot looking North in the afternoon South. The cars are two deep as far as the eye can see. Down at the sand level, we have the Game Warden […]
Views of the Neighborhood – Spring Break
Walking the pups on Saturday, it looked like the day was going to be overcast. Secretly I was hoping the fog would stay since it is spring break time. Well, no such luck. As you can see the first day of spring break was beautiful. Kites in the sky told me there were people on the […]
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