--steve buser
Pictures along the coast from Houston, through Beaumont to Orange to the Louisiana state line. Wherever my adventures take me -- photos that spark the mind.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Soggy singer plunges in pavement puddles
--steve buser
Monday, June 29, 2009
Unheated excitement.
When your in the middle of it, it all seems so natural as the water flies around you. But, when the camera stops a slice of second in time, it has a surreal aura. It really is surreal, though, because sooner or later, you have to come out of the misty mood maker and face the heavy heat of summer.
--steve buser
Water Parks, Port Neches, Texas, heat, summer
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Force field repels heat
--steve buser
Southeast Texas, Heat wave, weather
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The passion is wilting
Passion Flower, Port Arthur, Te xas, weather
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Feeling free on the ferry
It's hard to decide if we want to get on top to see far away or down on the deck in the back to feel the ocean spray. Usually, the bow has a lot more spray and we keep our distance from that.
It's about a 20 minute ride across the bay. Many people come along the Bolivar Peninsula and use the free ferry for an alternate way into Houston, or its lower haunts.
--steve buser
Galveston, free ferry, Texas, Gulf of Mexico
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Watching the waiters
Look carefully between the Coast Guard boat and the barge on the right. You will see a shrimp boat, also plying the waters.
--steve buser
Houston, ship traffic, Galveston, ferry
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Watch bird, bids us bye
We were out last week on the Cardinal River Tours -- heading down TenMile Bayou off of the Neches River. Seems like the local fauna always come to check out the visitors to their quiet sanctuary. This Great Egret sat atop a tree to watch us pass by. Once we slipped passed, he slipped back into the Big Thicket National Preserve's marsh and swamps, assured that all was well.
Monday, June 22, 2009
Stlit dad diverts attention
-- steve buser
Black-Necked Stilt, Himantopus mexicanus mexicanus
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Sunday, June 21, 2009
Dragon flew
Apparently, he was in no hurry to go anywhere. He waited around until I was satisfied I had fooled with all the settings as much as I could to get a good focus. Then, I watched this resting dragon fly away.
Considering how short their lifespan is, I was thankful he gave me that much time.
--steve buser
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Friday, June 19, 2009
New bridge will be ready to battle storms
--steve buser
Highway 82, Cameron Parish, Louisiana, Texas
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The final fish.
--Steve Buser
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Find the kids, quick!
--steve buser
Black-Necked Stilts, Himantopus mexicanus mexicanus
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Where has all the green grass gone?
Football is coming to Lamar University soon. That means all the grass has to go?
The Stadium is getting a sprucing up -- new field, fixed bleachers, new fieldhouse and more.
Meanwhile it is a strange site to see the field looking more like a mud bowl that a gridiron. You'll have to wait a while to see the final results.
--steve buser
Lamar University, Football, Beaumont, Texas
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Cormorants: I got your back
--steve buser
Double Crested Cormorants, Phalacrocorax auritus, Cormorants, Louisiana, Cameron, Texas
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Wished I would have studied Red-Winged Blackbird
This fellow kept a steady chatter going, aimed at me. My guess is it went something like "Nest? What Nest? Come over here and see if I have a nest. Would I be over here if I had a nest of darling little ones over there? Over here! Come over here! You getting cold.
The fellow was on Highway 82 just over the line into Louisiana. I had gone down to Port Arthur to look for good birding spots and decided to run down Pleasure Island and across into Louisiana and Cameron Parish. It was a productive afternoon.
--steve buser
Red-Winged Blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus, Cameron Parish, Louisiana
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Saturday, June 13, 2009
Grandson does Sun Dive
Our grandson, Sullivan, who was visiting this week described it like this "You look at the Sun and then you do a back jump into the water."
Of course, you recognize the perfect 10 that he is doing here, displaying aerial artwork, death defying dexterity and all the rest.;
Actually, I, too, had never heard of a Sun Dive. That makes 2 of us.
--steve buser
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Friday, June 12, 2009
Wandering Willet turns wary
--steve buser
Willet, bird, Galveston, Texas
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Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Eye-popping
This eye-popping iris was in one of the hot-houses at Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center in Orange, Texas
--steve buser
Shangri La Botanical Gardens, Orange, Texas
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Latch nest chicks
A couple egret chicks wait for food -- they seemed to stay in a state of hunger -- not realizing how long it takes mom how long it takes to get the food they need.
The photo is from Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center in Orange, TX.
--steve buser
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Monday, June 8, 2009
Little Green Heron
I am up in Austin today. I waw wandering outside of the hotel just now and found a path down to the Aboretum, This Little Green Heron (Butorides striatus) was wading for his supper catch as the sun was getting ready to go behind the Austin hills. The Little Green is the smallest of the herons in North America. He had nothing to fear from me, but the group of people at the other end of the pond left with their duck-feeding kids and all the ducks, geese and grackle came flocking to see if I was so inclined. Pretty soon, our protagonist here decided to flutter down the pond a distance.
--steve buser
Saturday, June 6, 2009
While I wondered dark and dreary...
I was just wandering what it would look like if they dressed up the Stark House in Orange, TX, for a movie shoot. Maybe one of the old sinister, ghoulish movies. So, playing around in my digital darroom I came up with this for one of the peaks on the house. Hmm........ --steve buser
Friday, June 5, 2009
Sunset wrapped
--steve buser
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Field of dreams
It was soccer night last night as the bright lights pushed back the black night for a few hours just past the out of bounds line. We were just coming back from a five mile walk -- the walking path starts right by these fields. The rain from the day had left a cool feeling in the night that we are not used to this time of year in Beaumont. (Right click on the picture and pick "View Image" to see the whole thing -- it doesn't fit here very well)
--steve buser
soccer, Beaumont, Texas, night
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Glowing glory
--steve buser
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Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Enfatico ! Everyone Grandioso!
I never saw the conductor, but he did a marvelous job.
-- steve buser
Monday, June 1, 2009
Spinning time in Houston
-- steve buser