Tag:Topaz
You don’t have to get dressed up to enjoy Mardi Gras but I guess there are some that can’t resist. This lady is certainly getting with the program.
I was struck by the lemon-yellow building in this scene. It sits at the entrance to the leisure boat marina in Palacios, Texas. In the background is part of the fishing fleet – shrimp, crabs and oysters being the main business in this town. The yellow building typifies one of the things I love about the houses that line the Texas Gulf coast – bright, vibrant, saturated colors. The blue sails and awnings and the red covers on the boats […]
It’s said that the eye is immediately drawn to red items. I think that’s certainly the case in this image where I find my eye is immediately drawn to the Dr. Pepper can. But what I find even more curious is the total absence of Coca-Cola cans. I’ve looked over and over but don’t see a single one.
I spotted this particular specimen having left Grand Canyon West, gotten back onto Pierce Ferry Road, and heading north to Pearce Ferry and South Cove. In the background of this shot is Grapevine Mesa.
It’s called Guano Point because some intrepid explorer noticed a bunch of bats flying in and out of caves in the canyon walls. So they set up an operation, building gantries at the top of the canyon and scaling down the cliffs to the caves, so they could harvest the guano.
