The Modern

The Modern, originally uploaded by peteg.

The Modern, originally uploaded by peteg.

The Modern, originally uploaded by peteg.

Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth

Waco, TX

Waco, originally uploaded by peteg.

Waco, originally uploaded by peteg.

Wild West, originally uploaded by peteg.

XXX xxx

XXX, originally uploaded by peteg.

LaGrave Field

LaGrave Field, originally uploaded by peteg.

We caught the third to last Fort Worth Cats game of the season last night. LaGrave field is a really nice ballpark with views of the levee and riverside to the east and downtown to the south. The Cats were taking a beating by the 4th inning. That and the heat prompted us to bail out around the 4th inning. It was a beautiful night so we went driving with the windows down and the sun roof open. Driving along the Trinity River near 7th street we saw fireflies flashing in the night. We've never seen fireflies before, so we pulled over, killed the lights and watched the majickal critters dance in the warm evening air.

What if Main Street, Fort Worth was like this?

Queen Street, Brisbane, Australia, originally uploaded by peteg.

Queen Street, Brisbane, Australia, originally uploaded by peteg.

Queen Street, Brisbane, Australia, originally uploaded by peteg.

Queen Street, Brisbane, Australia, originally uploaded by peteg.

What if Main Street in Fort Worth was closed off like this? How wonderful and open it would be? There is an idea that people don't want to walk in Texas because it is too hot, but it's hot in Australia too. Queen Street is closed off the vehicular traffic, making it the central walkway through the CBD (central business district). Our hotel was on Queen St., and I spent hours there people watching and shooting photographs.

Downtown Fort Worth

Downtown Fort Worth, originally uploaded by peteg.

The old "tall buildings make cool angles" shot

Purina Factory, Fort Worth, TX

Purina Factory, Fort Worth, TX, originally uploaded by peteg.

Main Street

Main Street, originally uploaded by peteg.

Main Street, Fort Worth, TX

Winter is just about over

Hughes Road, originally uploaded by peteg.

Hughes Road in Grapevine, TX. Often for lunch, I walk down Hughes Road to the neighborhood park and eat my lunch. It's a nice walk, and the weather has been perfect.

No Sidewalks, originally uploaded by peteg.

In a lot of Texas neighborhoods, they skip the sidewalks altogether. I have heard stories about people out for walks, especially when the weather is hot, and having cars pull up to them asking if everything is ok. People drive around here.

Blossoms, originally uploaded by peteg.

All the trees are exploding with blossoms, and the birds make the afternoon come alive with their calls.

Uhh, Dude, the sign is backwards, originally uploaded by peteg.

You see this kind of thing a lot in Texas. Developments go up faster than a sign can be turned around.

Tarmac

Tarmac, originally uploaded by peteg.

(I am trying a new sharpening technique, and I am not sure I like it...Let me know what you think)

Magnolia

Magnolia, originally uploaded by peteg.

Magnolia Ave in Fort Worth, TX.

Purple Sunset

Purple Sunset, originally uploaded by peteg.

We get some interestin' lookin' sunsets in these parts.

Final Abbott, TX, images

Just plowed, Abbott, TX, originally uploaded by peteg.

This is from a series of photographs I made in Abbott, TX, population 300. About an hour south of Fort Worth, just off I-35, Abbott is most noted for being Willie Nelson's hometown. It's pretty much one street town, with two churces, a market, post office, the city hall, and water tower and fire station.

Farmland outside Abbott, TX.

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Country Road, Abbott, TX, originally uploaded by peteg.

A country road outside Abbott, TX.

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Around Abbott, TX

Farmland, Abbott, TX, originally uploaded by peteg.

This is from a series of photographs I made in Abbott, TX, population 300. About an hour south of Fort Worth, just off I-35, Abbott is most noted for being Willie Nelson's hometown. It's pretty much one street town, with two churces, a market, post office, the city hall, and water tower and fire station. Look for more from this series in the coming days.

Farmland outside Abbott, TX.

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Deserted Truck Stop, Abbott, TX, originally uploaded by peteg.

Deserted truck stop in Abbott, TX.

Tractor Trailer(s), Abbott, TX, originally uploaded by peteg.

Tractor Trailer(s) in Abbott, TX.

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DR Horton Tower

DR Horton Tower, originally uploaded by peteg.

At 547 feet (or 38 stories) the DR Horton tower is the second tallest building in downtown Fort Worth.

Flat

Flat, originally uploaded by peteg.

After nearly two weeks of 70+ weather, It's rainy here in Texas. I prefer cold to the rain, but I am happy to finally have some wintery weather to get into the holiday spirit.

Wet Flags, originally uploaded by peteg.

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Moon Rise

Moon Rise, originally uploaded by peteg.

A full moon rises, as seen from our aparment complex parking lot.

I am working on a much larger post soon, documenting a recent visit from some special folks.

Tags: full moon, moon rise, Fort Worth, Texas, nighttime, photoblog, photography, 20d, pete geniella

One Tree

One Tree, originally uploaded by peteg.

A tree in a shopping center parking lot in Colleyville, TX.

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Survey Flags

Survey Flags, originally uploaded by peteg.

Survey flags mark a sprinkler system on an (not for much longer) empty lot near a shopping center in Colleyville, TX. New retail opportunities are popping up all over the place around here. According to Wikipedia, the DFW Metroplex has more shopping centers per capita than any other metro area in the US.

Tags: Colleyville, Texas, survey flags, developement, shopping center, LX2, photoblog, photography, Pete Geniella

ARCTIC BLAST!

ARCTIC BLAST!, originally uploaded by peteg.

So the big news in these parts is the so-called "Arctic Blast" that ripped through here last night and made everything, especially my toesies and fingerses, really really cold.

When I pulled up to the aparment last night at around 5:45 in my short sleeves, it was a balmy 72 degrees. A half hour later Tar and I went shopping, and the had mercury plunged to 35 degrees. It was nuts.

What happens when the weather changes like that? God goes bowling and we get thunder. The angels get hecka bummed and they start crying rain, but it was so durn cold, the rain turned to ice.

My car was covered with about 1/2 inch of ice this morning. I almost couldn't get the car door open. Most of the US is like "Big deal, welcome to my world" but I'm from California, man, and the Arctic Blast is blowing my mind.

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