Some late afternoon clouds today. Just passing through the area. It’s a nice, cool 87 degrees today (30.6 c) but it feels like 85 degrees (29.4 c). Any minute now, people are going to break out the wool jackets down here.
Not kidding.
Just passing through
Just a simple trees to sky view I took sometime in March this year. I do remember the breeze was warm but moving in quick gusts. The trees would all shake, then become still again just a quickly as they started. The combination of the motion and silence was very relaxing.
Trees to sky (simple)
Just another nice sunset, Texas style. Taken on the 10th around 6:50 pm when it was still cool down here.
Sunset - Texas
Every year around this time, over 250 million Monarch butterflies migrate over 3,000 miles from Canada to Mexico. I caught some of the early travelers on the way down this week.
Monarch Skies 1
Most were too high in the sky for my camera to catch in detail. But every little dot in this photo is a butterfly. Hundreds of these little flapping dots were moving across the sky, heading south.
Monarch Skies 2
This guy was taking the low road. For such tiny creatures, they move pretty fast.
Monarch Skies 3
As the season gets underway, and as the stragglers show up flying much lower, I’ll be able to get better photos. Sightings and migration maps are available on tracking sites like this one.
I was at Staples some time ago and noticed this little setup in the software department.
Staples - D'oh!
Pick a version! Any version! It’s the same price!
That was easy.
Finally getting a break from the 110 degree (43.3 c) heat index down here. The new clouds are a very welcome sight.
Early October Skies (2)
The temperature already dropped to 92 degrees today (33.3 c). It doesn’t look like they will stay past Wednesday, though. Back up to 99 degrees (37.2 c) on Thursday.
Early October Skies (1)
My gorgeous wife and I were out and about a few days ago when this old lock caught our eye. It’s a rusty WireRope brand lock on a door that looks like it would fall over with a strong breeze.
I took out my camera and took this photo, mainly focusing on the lock itself…
Wire Rope Lock - My photo
My brilliant wife took a step back and got more perspective, colors and framing and took this photo…
WireRope lock - my wife's (much better!) photo
Funny how two different images can come so easily out of one little thing.
Lost in translation
True story.
Me: “Hi. I noticed the sign on the side of your building has said family jiz suite for about a month now.”
Super8: “Yes! Would you like to sign up for one?”
Me: “Uh… for a jiz suite?”
Super8: “Yes! A family jacuzzi suite!”
Me: “Jiz is an abbreviation for jacuzzi? Are you sure?”
Super8: “Yes! Jiz is jacuzzi!”
Me: “I see. Thanks, but I’ll pass.”
Lost in translation. Big time.
Golden Corral Sign
“OK, so we’re not the best, the biggest, most award winning, number one in the city, or have the most customers. And no specials. What can we put on the sign?”
You gotta go with what you have!
Moon in the Texas sky
A older photo I took of the moon in the Texas sky. The sun was just crossing the horizon and the sky was slowly sliding from blue to dark navy. A little wisp of a cloud was stretching itself out and dissipating in the early evening’s heat.