This blog is an ARTISTIC regional photo journal. I focus on mundane scenes. ANY AND ALL STATEMENTS I MAKE HERE ARE MY OPINONS ONLY! I OFFER NOTHING WHATSOEVER AS A STATEMENT OF FACT! The photographs are offered as ARTISTIC EXPRESSION ONLY! They are not representative of anything other than themselves. Most of the places mentioned here have surely changed substantially since they were visited. Check my list of recommended sites at the bottom of this blog!
Sunday, November 17, 2013
Lubbock In Black, White, And Color
Thursday, November 7, 2013
New Braunfels Wurstfest and Trivia
Here are two pics taken near the entrance at Wurstfest.
There is, of course, a lot more to Wurstfest than this.
New Braunfels has a downtown full of antique stores, bars, saloons, boutiques, and other tourist traps. That downtown area is bisected by a rail road:
Most of New Braunfels and the rest of this part of Texas has nothing on which to build a foundation. The soil is mush. It shifts constantly. Here are three pics that illustrate what this can do to a house over time:
You'd be hard pressed to find a right angle. Even concrete slabs crack and shift and sink. Hillsides FLOW.
There is, of course, a lot more to Wurstfest than this.
New Braunfels has a downtown full of antique stores, bars, saloons, boutiques, and other tourist traps. That downtown area is bisected by a rail road:
Most of New Braunfels and the rest of this part of Texas has nothing on which to build a foundation. The soil is mush. It shifts constantly. Here are three pics that illustrate what this can do to a house over time:
You'd be hard pressed to find a right angle. Even concrete slabs crack and shift and sink. Hillsides FLOW.
Last Black & White
The pic below was taken just inside the entrance to Wurstfest.
Later you'll see a color version.
Off the topic, I strongly suggest that EVERYONE stop using Internet Explorer, if you can. I use Mozilla Firefox and it is much better and more secure. I am experimenting with an add-on (MANY enhancements are available for this browser) called Lightbeam. I visit a site and Litebeam allows me to see all of the third party sites involved, many of which do nothing but track my browsing and feed me ads. In Litebeam you can BLOCK those third party sites. Blocking must be done judiciously, but you can eliminate a lot of ad garbage from sites you visit often, like CNN.
Later you'll see a color version.
Off the topic, I strongly suggest that EVERYONE stop using Internet Explorer, if you can. I use Mozilla Firefox and it is much better and more secure. I am experimenting with an add-on (MANY enhancements are available for this browser) called Lightbeam. I visit a site and Litebeam allows me to see all of the third party sites involved, many of which do nothing but track my browsing and feed me ads. In Litebeam you can BLOCK those third party sites. Blocking must be done judiciously, but you can eliminate a lot of ad garbage from sites you visit often, like CNN.
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
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