This triptyhc was my entry in last Tuesday night’s Bay Area Photo Club Honor’s Night program under the assignment of “TEXTURE”.  This is the abandoned Charles Boldt Paper Mill in New Iberia, La and you can see a YouTube video about it:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bv898Gvp6LY.  The judges liked it enough to score it as a Gold Award. 

BOLIVAR LIGHTHOUSE

This shot of the lighthouse on Bolivar Point in Texas was taken on this past rainey Sunday morning.

NEGLECTED CHUTE

I took this shot at on old ranch in Warrington, TX on a trip to the Spring Antique Weekend.  There is an old house and barn but this neglected cattle chute caught my eye.

CEDAR BAYOU TRESTLE BAYTOWN

This shot is looking down a set of abandoned railroad tracks leading to a trestle over Cedar Bayou in Baytown, TX.  On the left of the shot is an old maintenance and operations building that was used to support trestle operations back in the day.  I think it's been close to a decade now since a train last crossed here and the trestle is slated for demolition to make room for an additional bridge crossing as part of the Hwy 99 Grand Parkway project that will circle Houston.

LIFE BOAT

I took this shot looking into one of the old life boats on board the Battleship Texas a few weeks ago.  I like the texture and workmanship along with the historic value of the subject.

ONE CHAIR TIME CAPSULE

This was my second shot submitted under the "Missing" assignment at the BAPC's "Honors Night" on Thursday.  The "Missing" connection I was going for was a "time gone by".  Dianne and I were walking down the street in Bryson City, NC when we came to this old single chair barber shop.  It was closed and I took this shot through the plate glass window in front.

BARN NEAR TELLICO PLAINS, TN

 

One of many old barns scattered along the roadside in rural Tennessee.

HARDWICK WOOLEN MILL

This old shuttered mill in Cleveland Tennessee was built in 1890 and is experiencing a renaissance of sorts.  It was purchased by an investor in 1999 and is now being utilized for multiple uses including an event center, apartments and office space.

OLD TIME MUSIC

Last weekend the Baytown Historical Preservation Society [http://baytownhistory.org/] added some lively old time music to their last Saturday monthly event.  The BHPS has two excellently restored buildings located at the Republic of Texas Plaza Park, 5117 North Main Street in Baytown with a third on the way.  They also have new post and beam barn / activity building on the site.

TROPHY BARBERSHOP #2

Another shot from of the Trophy Barber Shop on Texas Avenue in Baytown, TX.

TROPHY BARBERSHOP #1

Interior of the historic Trophy Barber Shop on Texas Ave in Baytown, TX.

Log Haulin' Wagon

A shot of an old log hauling wagon on display at "Fernland Historical Park" in Montgomery Texas yesterday morning.

Some Gave All

I took this night shot of the Baytown Veterans Memorial Plaza at Bicentennial Park a couple of weeks ago.

Marie Laveau

This is the tomb of the famous Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau located in the downtown New Orleans cemetery "St. Joseph No. 1". Sometimes referred to as "The Wishing Tomb" legend has it that a ritual that includes drawing three X's on the tomb and leaving behind a "token" would grant the performer a wish.

Louisiana Plantation Laura

An exterior shot of Laura, one of the historic old Louisiana plantations outside of New Orleans.

Oak Alley Plantation 3

A shot of the side yard at Oak Alley Plantation in Louisiana.

Fort Davis Doors_2

Another set of old doors on historic Fort Davis on Point Bolivar.

Fort Davis Doors

My wife and I took a trip over to High Island today and stopped by the old Fort Davis park and took a look around. It was mid day with lots of sun so my expectations were pretty low of shooting anything that I would like. I did get this shot of a set of doors that I liked a lot, along with a shot of a different set I'll post tomorrow.

"Homes for the Troops Sporting Clays Tournament"

Another battle scene from last weekends reenactment during the fund raising event "Homes for the Troops Sporting Clays Tournament" held at Bush Park in West Houston.

General George S. Patton?

Not so much! But this gentlemen was a good enough likeness to be entertaining at the "Homes for the Troops Sporting Clays Tournament" this past weekend.

One of my favorite Patton quotes is "A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week." I hope our newly elected Congress thinks of this quote as they work towards cutting the budget and repealing Obamacare.