Appalachian Mountain Dreams

I am having a really busy week at work so I’m not doing as much reading and posting as I would like. The mail today also brought a time consuming bit of always appreciated reading pleasure, the October issue of “Our State, North Carolina”. Between “Our State” and “Blue Ridge Magazine” I manage to get a semi regular fix of

One of the places I visit on a semi-regular basis is the Brazoria Wildlife Refuge. It’s located about 40 minutes from the house along Bastrop Bayou. Today I ran down to see if the rain from last night had done any good at filling the dried up lakes. With the left over cold front providing cover, the views were stupindous.

I was setting here going thru my blogroll and trying to figure out how I ended up getting involved with all of these folks. I remember originally doing a Google search on “Blue Ridge Mountains” and ending up at Marie’s Blue Ridge Blog. Her photos kept me coming back for a good while before I expanded my blog list (a

This just goes to show you how you never know what you might miss. I passed this scene, caught sight of it out of the corner of my eye as I passed over a small bridge, drove on and decided to turn around and go back. Thanks Fred, I think the advice took…And this is the shot I am proudest

Same place different composition…

Fred First over at Fragments From Floyd blogged about always taking your camera and (this is the important part) stopping when you see what looks like a good shot and taking it. Well on the trip to work this morning I took him up on it and this is what resulted…

After work I grabbed the camera and the tripod and wandered out back to enjoy what’s left of this weather before it heats back up and the humidity rises. The sun sidelighting the grasses looked pretty nice… I know for most of you this is still way too much green to be calling it fall. Welcome to SE Texas. At

YES!!!! I woke up to clear skies and a temperature of 62 degrees this morning. Finally, a brief respite from the unseasonable heat we have been living with. The drive to work was almost pleasurable with the bright sun and haze of autumn in the air. I’ll try to post some pictures this evening…Enjoy the day

Gore Unveils Global-Warming Plan – washingtonpost.com: “‘This is not a political issue. This is a moral issue — it affects the survival of human civilization,’ Gore said in an hour-long speech at the New York University School of Law. ‘Put simply, it is wrong to destroy the habitability of our planet and ruin the prospects of every generation that follows

For the first time this year I could stand out and watch the sun set without wiping my brow or my lens…I love it. Too bad it wont last. The rain blew through this morning but the clouds are still hanging on. It is clearing to the west or the photo above wouldn’t have happened. The weather folks are predicting