Back in April 2012 I traveled to Savannah, Georgia with a couple of co-workers for a conference. Each evening we would try to take in the sights around town and out to the beach. I took a lot of pictures especially of Bonaventure Cemetery.…
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Here’s some scans from a box of slides that are probably from about 1965. They feature pictures from Marineland and Sebring. I’m unsure of the exact dates. The pictures of Spirit of America reference the record breaking run in 1964.
Here are some pictures of Mouse setting on the window sill looking out on the front yard. I like the way the sunlight beams in and creates harsh shadows on her face.
The George W. Bush Presidential Library is located on the campus of SMU. You pay $7 to park and $16 to get in. Get there early as parking can be tricky. The museum starts with an introduction to his childhood and proceeds through his live to his two terms in office.…
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My aunt sent me an album of old family pictures. I like looking at old pictures to see the details in the background. Like a picture of my grandmother from 1912 shows a stack of newspapers. When you zoom in on the papers you can see headlines from the first Balkan War Turkish defeat in Greece.…
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The Mythbusters Exhibit is in its last week at the
Fort Worth Museum of Science and History so I thought I would take a look. The exhibit features artifacts from the show starting with the JATO rocket tubes from the very first episode and a Citroën turned motorcycle from the 2015 season. …
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I’ve always had an affinity for dinosaurs, megafauna, and
kaiju. At the
Fort Worth Museum of Science and History they have a life-size Allosaurus outside the building. The guy has been there for at least 20 years that I know of.…
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A few years ago we went to go see the Titanic Exhibit at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History. The exhibit featured actual relics from the ship and props from the movie. It was tastefully done. This year in the same place we have an Indiana Jones exhibit on the
Adventure of Archeology.…
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I finally broke away to see the Ansel Adams Exhibit at the Arlington Museum. The exhibit closes tomorrow. Nothing like waiting to the last minute. I’m familiar with Adams’ canonical Yosemite work. I was hoping the exhibit would expand my knowledge of the artist.…
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I had a funny experience last week. I drove up to Whistler Mountain, the site of the 2010 Winter Olympics. The weather was cold. I was told it was about 5ºC. I was looking out over the valley and taking some pictures.…
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Some video from the Showtime International Dance Competition in Desoto this weekend.
Below are the videos taken at Crowd Pleasers 2014 Dance Competition. These were taken via a single handheld camera.
The Legacy Silver Spurs Officers perform their dance that they will take to competition this summer at the basketball game halftime. The song is If I Were A Boy by Beyoncé.