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Drone Drama: Downed & Drowned
The eclipse was awesome, but the related trauma wasn't.

Image: partial eclipse appearing to eat a drone

The fact that the eclipse could wreck my drone was apparently not a surprise to anyone but me.

Published Thursday, 11 April 2024, 15:34
Categorized as Nature, Photography, Science, Technology Tagged drone, eclipse, GPS

Neighborhood Nature (Pt. 20)
Flowers and vultures and reptiles...oh my!

Photo: Field of Indian Blankets interspersed with bluebonnets
A true field of dreams

Spring 2024 presents a beautiful and varied look at Nature, in the form of both plants and animals.

Published Wednesday, 27 March 2024, 11:27
Categorized as Plant Life, Texas Hill Country, Wildlife - Birds, Wildlife - Turtles & Lizards Tagged Black vultures, Carolina anoles, Indian paintbrush, Texas spiny lizards, Turkey vultures

Nature Happens
Texas Hill Country spring is the best spring.

Photo: Sunrise via drone @ 384' altitude
Horseshoe Bay sunrise from 384'

Spring 2024 is almost here, officially, but Mother Nature is already showing off in the Texas HIll Country.

Published Tuesday, 19 March 2024, 16:22
Categorized as Nature, Plant Life, Texas Hill Country, Wildlife - Mammals Tagged bluebonnets, deer, fox, raccoon, Texas Hill Country

Random Thursday: The Eclipse Mania Edition
Anything worth doing is worth overdoing.

Graphic: Black rectangle with white circle in the middle
Artist rendering of total solar eclipse (not drawn to scale)

This eclipse thing is making folks bonkers. We’ve got a rundown of some examples, and some useful resources explaining the phenomenon.

Published Thursday, 14 March 2024, 12:52
Categorized as Nature, Random Thursday, Texas, Texas Hill Country, Weather Tagged Apocalyptic warnings, Total solar eclipse

Photo Friday: The New Camera Edition
My new camera deserves a better operator.

Photo: Row of glass insulators
ISO 100, f/5, 1/200; Canon 70-200mm zoom @ 70mm; JPG derived from RAW image

I finally got a replacement for a 15 year old camera, and it’s pretty cool (and intimidating).

Published Friday, 8 March 2024, 19:57
Categorized as Photography, Uncategorized

Electro Swing, Anyone?

AI-generated image of vintage swing-dancing robots

Are you familiar with a genre of music called electro swing? Would you like to be? (Please say “yes.”)

Published Tuesday, 5 March 2024, 15:29
Categorized as Music Tagged electro swing, swing dancing, vintage music

HBD, RIB
"Rhapsody In Blue" turns 100 today.

Scan of opening bars of Rhapsody In Blue

On the 100th anniversary of Gershwin’s “Rhapsody In Blue,” we delve briefly into its musical legacy.

Published Monday, 12 February 2024, 11:19
Categorized as Music Tagged clarinet, George Gershwin, Rhapsody In Blue

Photo Friday
Snaps and stories from the past few weeks

Photo: Grainy black and white photo of a double rainbow

Double rainbows, music legends, and bluebonnets on the way…it’s been a great time to take photos.

Published Friday, 9 February 2024, 16:24
Categorized as Music, Nature, Photography, Texas Hill Country, Travel, Uncategorized Tagged Augie Meyers, bluebonnets, Hotel Emma, Los Texmaniacs, rainbows, San Antonio

Random Thursday: The Friday Edition

Image based on a photo by carl de souza/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images

From National Serpent Day to “We Are the World” to Rachmanioff’s 2nd Piano Concerto to a home-grown Medusa: we’ve got it all right here.

Published Friday, 2 February 2024, 15:15
Categorized as Movies, Music, Plant Life, Random Thursday Tagged bats, Medusa, palm tree, porcupine, Rachmaninoff

You Say Alternator, I Say Tomahto
Making an error is not a blogger's nightmare, but being called on it is.

AI-generated anime-style poster of engine parts
Note: These are probably not parts for a 1958 Ford.

A recent exchange with my cousin evokes a comparison with a scene in a very funny movie.

Published Tuesday, 30 January 2024, 10:33
Categorized as Cars, Movies Tagged Ford, mechanics, My Cousin Vinny

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