Energy use is the defining topic of our times. It has facilitated the expansive world we live in, while it fills our atmosphere with heat trapping gasses. It is a broad area where I focus my attention and images.
Texas Wildflowers
Texas Wildflowers are legendary and wide-ranging. Central Texas and the Hill Country are known for spring Bluebonnets, Indian Paintbrush, Indian Blankets, Thistles, Poppies, Daisies, Coreopsis, Sunflowers and a host of lesser known beauties. The desert regions are home to a huge variety of Cactus, Prickly Pear, Yuccas, Ocotillo and others remarkable and colorful flowers.
Texas Cacti
Texas Desert Flora
Big Bend Ranch
Photos and pictures of Firework displays, computer timed and choreographed to music are the specialty of Atlas Pyrovision of Jaffrey, New Hampshire. Every August, they put on a local firework display that is the equal of their work in major cities on July 4th. Atlas Pyrovision also celebrated Hartford, Connecticut's Riverfest and Keene, New Hampshire's Pumpkin Festival.
Connecticut River
Flowing through the heart of New England, the Connecticut River traces the history and development of the region. Used and abused for resources and power, the river is now becoming a prized resource to the people of New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts and Connecticut. These images result from my 10 year book project on the Connecticut River which is being published by Wesleyan University Press in 2009.
Rio Grande / Rio Bravo
The river of legend in the American Southwest and Mexico, the Rio Grande/Rio Bravo is a strand of water tracing over 1,800 miles from the peaks of Colorado, through the pueblos and Spanish-founded towns of New Mexico and the frontiers of Mexico and Texas. Contested for over 400 years this fragile line through the deserts of Texas and northern Mexico continues to be mark the edge of two political worlds, yet crossed over by peoples with historic and cultural roots on both sides.
Colorado River of Texas
Austin is the pulse of Texas with the most music, arts, and creative energy to be found anywhere. The galleries feature a good mix of art, music, architecture, aerials, and many popular destinations. And with the University of Texas to feed it, Austin is the liberal center of the state - the wierd capital too.
In 2019 the 86th Texas Legislature is in session with state funding of education and local property tax reform and the major issues. There is also much work that needs to be done on healthcare, justice, immigration, state park funding and climate.
Mavic 2 Pro Drone
El Paso del Norte on the north side of the Rio Grande River is a city massive border city teamed with its sister, Juarez in Mexico. Combined, the population is over 2 million making it the largest international border city in the world. Some of El Paso's unique features are the Wyler Tramway, the celebration of Christmas in lights, the spring poppies on Mt. Franklin and the Mission Trail's historic missions at Ysleta, Socorro and San Elizario.
San Antonio is the most popular place to visit in Texas. The historic mission congregations dating back to 1731 along the San Antonio River are still active and have regular masses. Another popular attraction is Sea World, drawing thousands of visitors daily for sea animal shows and amusement rides.
South Texas is a tropical vacation spot for South Padre Island's beaches, fishing and birding. Along the Rio Grande Valley you find farming, citrus and a rich heritage with Mexico.
Colorado is the Rockies, aspen, rivers like the Arkansas, historic steam trains, mining towns, Mesa Verde, Silverton, Durango and sand dunes over 700 feet tall. The clear air, the scale, the freedom are all Colorado.
New Mexico is a land of many interests, from the history of Chaco Canyon to the modern sky searchers of the Very Large Array. Energy is a big factor in gas and oil drilling and refining. The natural sites include the underground wonder of Carlsbad Caverns and the fierce lava flows at Valley of the Fires and El Malpais. And don't for get the aliens and UFO's of Roswell and the hot air balloons which fly over New Mexico's skies.
New England's photos and images are classic: white churches and meeting houses, rivers and valleys, fall foliage and harvest festivals like the Keene, NH Pumpkin Festival. The Connecticut River forms the heart of central New England and hundreds of photos represent this beautiful area.
EcoGrams
Bernie Sanders carried Austin after reaching out to a large crowd - 10,000 - of mostly millennials who gathered on short notice to hear his progressive platform for the working class, middle class, disadvantaged and the environment.
Anti-War March On Washington 1969
Half a million marched on Washington, November 15, 1969, to demand a stop to the U.S. war in Vietnam. Six from my group in Boston drove down - in Julian's ancient Plymouth - to make sure our voices were heard.
Desert Flora
Rio Grande / Rio Bravo is the lifeline of a vast desert region including the U.S./Mexican border. This native land first claimed by Spain became independent when Mexico won freedom from Spain in 1821. Land grants from Spain and Mexico are common in south Texas today. Ultimately, Texas fought for independence from Mexico and later joined the United States by treaty. All of these border changes occurred as Anglos pushed into the area and began to dominate Spanish/Mexican populations. That anxiety continues today, over riding the original settlements along the Rio Grande/Rio Bravo by Spanish and Mexican communities. If anything is clear, the Spanish and Mexican settlers were here long before Anglo settlers moved to the region.
Mavic 2 Drone
Mavic 2 Pro Drone photos of Austin and beyond. I always wanted a 400 foot tripod! The drone opens new possibilities and viewpoints not available before. Anything from panoramas, to 360 views to detailed images straight down. It's a whole new world when flying.