Snow Day

About noon today, it began to sleet and snow.

Luckily, I had my camera with me to snap a few photos

because it was all over too soon!

Here was the view from inside the car, before the heat melted

away the snow / sleet that had built up on the windshield.

The wintery weather moved on

by the time the work day had ended.

It was still cold, but the

snow flakes and icy rain were gone.

Gruene Friday

I had noticed that the historic Gruene Dance Hall was

getting a facelift and decided to snap a photo.

I waited awhile to get this photo without any people in it.

I used that time to snap a few shots to adjust the

settings so that the Hall wasn't blown out or over-exposed.

Walking around the back of the buildings yielded some nice photos too.

Wine-tasting can be done here at the Grapevine, also in Gruene, which

is just down the street from Gruene Hall.

I especially like the colors in this photo.

This building is also part of the Grapevine.

Texas View

On my way back from Kerrville, TX, I stopped

at one of the rest areas to take in the views.

No wonder they call it the Texas hill-country :)

I was able to enjoy the bit of sunshine today,

while walking along this path.

It was a nice break from the

"drive, drive, drive"

mentality.

Larger than Reality

Going through some of my photos, I came across this set from October 2009.

At that time, we were driving around, looking at the rising waters at the nearby creek from the recent rains. Off the main road, into a newer subdivision, we saw a huge sculpture looming near the entrance.

Driving closer, we saw it was a deer made of metal parts. Getting out of the suburban, I walked around it, taking photos, looking for any info on how or why this subdivision had taken in this huge animal.

Having a larger than life "pet" seems to be catching on -

Check out this site that a friend of mine created when she

took in an orphaned giant rooster!

This is Vegas, Baby

Vegas has its own scenery,

full of glitz, neon lights and noise.

The Paris casino provided this

lovely lady who spins endlessly

for pennies to be spent,

which will eventually turn into dollars.

Paris was lovely on the outside too.

I almost increased the shadows on this photo,

but liked that you could also see

the images that are visible in the day.

Walking by Harrah's, I almost missed this shot completely...

but, out of the corner of my eye,

I noticed Viking boobs hanging over me.

Not exactly what I was expecting, but hey,

This is Vegas, Baby!

This photo is being printed and hung on the wall.

Stratosphere

You have to go at night and get on all 3 rides.

If I can do it, so can you!

Note: No tripods allowed. :(

Only in Vegas

Storm Troopers in the streets.

Giant M&Ms
( If only they were edible! )

Overlooking the strip was a giant lion surrounded by...

Scantily clad men holding up either water bowls or ashtrays.

And, of course, we saw Elvis everywhere,too.

All stages of his life were seen -

young Elvis

old Elvis

skinny Elvis

overweight Elvis

side-burns Elvis

balding Elvis

casually dressed Elvis

rhinestoned, blue suede shoes Elvis