Queen of the Kitties

Queen of the Kitties, originally uploaded by peteg.

Tar is the Queen of the Kitties

Lap Kitty, originally uploaded by peteg.

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.

Has it really been a month?

Dust Storm, originally uploaded by peteg.

A dust storm blew through North Texas a few weeks back. It was eerie and freaked my mind out. I expected at leasts locusts and tornadoes to follow, but instead I spent a week cleaning the dust out of the crevices of my shoes.

Officer Tom Fazio

At Attention, originally uploaded by peteg.

Tom Fazio becomes Officer Tom Fazio of the Fremont Police Department at the Scottish Rite Auditorium in Oakland, CA on February 9, 2007. Tom graduated from the Oakland Police Academy.

Family members and friends-- to see the rest of the images and to purchase high quality archival prints of these images, at cost, please visit my PhotoShelter site.

Profile, originally uploaded by peteg.

Auditorium, originally uploaded by peteg.

Roll Call, originally uploaded by peteg.

Swearing In, originally uploaded by peteg.

In Formation, originally uploaded by peteg.

Salute, originally uploaded by peteg.

Parking Lots

Parking Lot, originally uploaded by peteg.

The parking lots in the DFW Metroplex are huge, i believe in part, to accomodate the massive SUVs and King Cab Pickups that dominate the roadways here, but also to cater to the huge amount of retail in the area.

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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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Downtown Abbott, TX

Empty storefront, 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.

An empty storefront in Abbott, TX.

City Hall, Abbott, TX, originally uploaded by peteg.

The city hall in Abbott, TX.

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Water Tower, Abbott, TX

Water Tower, 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.

The water tower in Abbott, TX.

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Abbott, TX

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.

The general market in Abbott, TX.

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Like no one's ever tried this shot before

Like no one's ever tried this shot before, originally uploaded by peteg.

Tags: pete geniella, geniella, fort worth photographer, fort worth, texas, wine, wine bottles, dining, wine rack, lx2, photoblog

Everybody is a photographer these days

Everybody is a photographer, originally uploaded by peteg.

I captured this at the Conservatory of Flowers in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park.

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A few more....

Country Road, originally uploaded by peteg.

Actually this "country road" is less than a half a mile from downtown Fort Worth, by the railroad tracks. Directly to the right, just out of the frame, is an actual hobo jungle that was constructed on a concrete foundation slab of what was once presumably a home. We quietly left when I saw someone moving around in the hobo jungle.

Calhoun Street, originally uploaded by peteg.

You can check out Tar's photos from the day on her new photoblog here.

Tags: Fort Worth, LX2, Tarita Fazio, Texas, Geniella, Texas, B&W, silos, www.petegeniella.com, Fort Worth Photographer, Fort Worth photoblog

Sunday

Finally, some mighty fine weather came our way. Not a cloud in the sky; with temperatures in the high 50s it was w beautiful day. Tar and I spent the afternoon exploring our neighborhood, taking pictures, locating geocaches and soaking up some Vitamin D.

Silos at the Purina Factory, originally uploaded by peteg.

You may have noticed the Purina Factory in an older post. Tar and I decided to get a close up look at these structures.

Tarita, originally uploaded by peteg.

The old "bricks as background" portrait.

Tags: Fort Worth, LX2, Tarita Fazio, Texas, Pete Geniella, Texas, portrait, silos, www.petegeniella.com

Recycling

Recycling, originally uploaded by peteg.

Although the city of Fort Worth offers curbside recycling, our apartment building does not recycle. It's pretty retarded, especially when the 10 foot long dumpster overflows with rubbish. I have a feeling well over half that dumpster could be recycled. So we make a semi-weekly trip to the dump to recycle. It's a real hassle, but we mean business when it comes to recycling!

Above are bales of cardboard behind the Home Depot in Southlake, presumably waiting for the big ol' recycling flatbed to come by and carry them away

Cabin Fever: Weather in Chaos

Running from the rain, originally uploaded by peteg.

The weather has been pretty chaotic the past few weeks. The weathermen are so tired of saying "Wintery Mix" during their forecasts, they started qualifying the phrase by saying things like "I have no other way to describe this". There's been rain, sleet, ice, snow, wind, lightning...We are starting to get cabin fever.

Here's a photo from last week, when we said eff it to weather and ran out to dinner anyway. We got soaked.

Icicles, originally uploaded by peteg.

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Fort Worth Snow

Fort Worth Snow, originally uploaded by peteg.

North Texas was unexpectedly blanketed with snow yesterday. I like the snow, who doesn't really, because I enjoy the eerie calm that comes from the snow absorbing errant sound waves. It's peaceful.

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If you've seen my heart, I believe I may have misplaced it in San Francisco

Tarita and I returned to San Francisco for the Holidays. Sounds so typical, but I really had no idea how much I missed The City until I had to leave it again. Herb Caen captured, with words, the essence of San Francisco and its many facets, but the quote that comes to mind is "If one day I do go to heaven, I'll look around and say, 'It ain't bad, but it ain't San Francisco.'"




Coming back, what once blurred into the landscape of my former life was once again stunning; the Sutro Tower poking up through the mist, the tops of Golden Gate Bridge in the background of the rolling hill in the Outer Richmond, are just a few examples. Heck even Market Street was exciting and fantastic.




And being with all of our family and friends again was wonderful...was what the Holidays are all about. Let me tell you, when you are 2000 miles away from anyone you love, those annoying traits that all our friends and family have, well, they stop being annoying and suddenly are endearing. I love all my friends and family and we are so lucky to have you all. Being away makes it special to come back.



Here are some random photographic selections from our time in San Francisco. There's plenty more to come.

Burritos were perfected in San Francisco, originally uploaded by peteg.

Tar in Chinatown, originally uploaded by peteg.

Mr. Green, originally uploaded by peteg.

Mr. Mann, originally uploaded by peteg.

Out to lunch, originally uploaded by peteg.

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bros

bros, originally uploaded by peteg.

I shot this series on the porch of my parents' house in Hopland, CA on Christmas Day. My momma will be so happy when she sees it. From Left to Right, Sam, Nate, Luke and Pete (me).

Luke doesn't really like Pennywise. he was wearing that because it was cold out.

View it large, please.

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Retail Opportunities

Let's check in with world of retail.

Retail Opportunities, originally uploaded by peteg.

I'm all lost in the supermarket, originally uploaded by peteg.

I can no longer shop happily, originally uploaded by peteg.

I came in here for a special offer, originally uploaded by peteg.

Of guaranteed personality, originally uploaded by peteg.

I've got my giant hit discoteque album, originally uploaded by peteg.

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