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My nephew, Airman Jonathan Womack, graduated from boot camp at Lackland AFB in San Antonio on May 6, 2011. He was one of 722 on that day, and they graduate that many every week – over 39,000 in
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More Photography
May 23, 2011
February 3, 2011
iTexas Tour : Hallowed Ground
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We found much more than a monument to Sam Houston when we visited the place he was buried. We found a tableau of our history. Dating back over 150 years, we passed by the tombs of men who
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February 2, 2011
iTexas Tour : Sam Houston
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Maybe Sam Houston finally got his props when they built that 67′ statue of him on I-45 at Huntsville. He is our George Washington – Commander of the Texas Armies, President of the Texas Republic, and Senator and
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February 2, 2011
iTexas Tour : Battleship Texas
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This is an old boat – almost 100 years old. It has served in two World Wars, and participated in the battles on D-Day, at Iwo Jima, Okinawa and Guadalcanal. It was by far my son’s favorite destination on
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February 1, 2011
iTexas Tour : San Jacinto
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Outnumbered. Do or die. With a dash of luck for good measure. This is the kind of stuff that makes you a Texan. The Battle of San Jacinto is our Waterloo, our Gettysburg. Not just the decisive battle that
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February 1, 2011
iTexas Tour : Galveston
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This is the first in a series of photographs from our family’s Texas History Tour. I know. I know. What kind of nerd takes his family on a history vacation? Me, apparently. On the first leg of the
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January 18, 2011
iPhone Photos
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When the only camera you have is your iPhone, still take the picture. You might get lucky. Add a filter or two or not, and voila – iPhone art. Some of these filters were applied right on my phone,
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October 5, 2010
Country Road
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I’m a city boy. Raised with 5 million close friend, no cows. With 8 lane freeways, no dirt roads. But there is something about driving down a country road that makes me feel more at home than having a
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August 31, 2010
I’ve Seen That Before
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Sometimes you take a picture and the first time you see it printed out or on the screen you say, “I’ve seen something like that before.” Maybe from an album cover, a movie or a coffee table book.
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May 4, 2010
Just Outside
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Just outside are things you should maybe notice on your way to work, to drop off the kids, walking the dog. It’s a beautiful, magical world God gave us. Images of that world are just outside the door.