Silent sentry

 

This Cooper's Hawk flew across the yard and took up sentry on a fence post in the back yard this morning.  I don't think he had the best of intentions.  I am sure he was attracted by the large number of sparrows that have been coming around the bird feeder. This morning, he was out of luck -- they had finished off the bird seed the night before.  The sparrows, that beautiful blue jay and that handsome pair of cardinals that always come around were searching for food elsewhere.  
The drama continues.

--steve buser

Cooper's Hawk, Beaumont, Texas, birds

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Washing the sky's belly: GUSHER!

Three actors that portray the workers at the original Spindletop gusher watch the modern re-creation blow into the sky.  Of course, today at the Beaumont Gladys City Museum, it is water washing the sky's belly.  The original spewed oil that was as valuable as it was messy.
--steve buser

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Boom the moon

I will confess that the moon you see is superimposed.  The moon in this shot was way over exposed, so I borrowed one from another shot of mine. 


Still, the juxtaposing, you have to admit, brings up lots of antithesis -- the whisperless quiet of the moon; the fireworks booming through the smoking, sulphur-smelling sky.  The moon, peaceful, tranquil.  The firework, exploding, like the fireball of a supernova.   The steady, steely brightness of the moon.  The short-lived, damn-the-torpedoes life of the firework.

The firmament tolerates a variety of behaviors.
--steve buser

Fireworks, Moon, Texas

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Houston : a bigger bang

I guess maybe I just needed some excitement today, because I was drawn to this picture from awhile back in Houston.  We were sitting out on the street by our son, Charlie's place and these big boomers were shaking out bones.   It was a hot July night, but we didn't wan to miss any of the excitement.
--steve buser

Fireworks, Houston

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Clever critter

This is one of the cleverest, wiliest little guys you have ever met. He added a lot of excitement to our visit to t the CampJunction in Beaumont.
--steve buser

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