March 2012

28 Mar 2012

The Texas called West

In the interest of preserving some Lenten silence and honoring my limited internet access, I am going to limit my writing on this post and let these pictures tell the stories. I hope that you can find some Sabbath in my quiet. Thank you...

28 Mar 2012

Texas Blues: A Wildflower Special

I know of no natural bursting forth of colors that compares in tranquility with spring in the Texas Hill Country. While this season excites the attentive eye in any locale, most eyes must also suffer a beating of pollen and seasonal illnesses that impede the...

28 Mar 2012

South Turns Southwest

In the interest of preserving some Lenten silence and honoring my limited internet access, I am going to refrain from reviewing my Austin experience in words. I’m going to let these pictures tell the stories, and hope that you can find some Sabbath in my...

11 Mar 2012

Texas Beauty

Not far along the road from Houston to Austin, the Texas countryside unwinds in gentle undulations that welcome you to the American West. The pace of life slows, and the division between the land and its inhabitants blurs. It is a country of soft sunsets...

11 Mar 2012

Mega Houston (Joel Osteen’s Lakewood)

  For scale, note Thaddeus to the right of the lamp post in the lower left of this picture. There is little subtle about Joel Osteen’s Lakewood church. The church convenes in the stadium that was once home to the Houston Rockets....

01 Mar 2012

From Beaumont with Love

On January 10, 1901, the Lucas gusher blew oil 150 feet into the air above Spindletop Hill near Beaumont, TX. The frenzy that followed began the Texas Oil Boom and forever changed the history of the region and the United States as a whole. [caption id="attachment_1820"...

01 Mar 2012

Gulf Restoration Network

  [caption id="attachment_1833" align="aligncenter" width="224" caption="Special thanks to Matt Rota for taking the time to chat about his work at GRN! "][/caption] A lot of great encounters slip through the cracks on this trip. I suppose that is a product of steady movement. Still, I would hate...