AUGUST 8, 2011

ducks at work

After a hard day's work (11 am to 5pm) swimming in the marble fountain in the lobby of the Peabody Hotel, the ducks are summoned by the Duckmaster, follow the red carpet to the elevator, ride to the rooftop and retire to their quarters.

Peabody Hotel
146 Union Avenue
Memphis, Tennessee

summer time

From the archives:

Remember those summer nights with a cool breeze off the lake? when the boat dock was actually in the water? when the temperature at night was below 85 degrees and there hadn't been 35 days over 100 degrees? when clouds usually brought rain?

guns up!

Nephew Tye is the latest family member to graduate from Texas Tech - Class of 2011. Veterans may wear camouflage stoles with their robes and mortar boards.

a sculpture with no name

In 2001 the Museum of Texas Tech commissioned noted sculptor Horace Farlowe to create a sculpture for the west entrance of the Helen Devitt Jones Auditorium and Sculpture Court. Made of Texas pink marble, it's described as "architectonic" which I guess means spheres and slabs.

shadows on the patio fence

Subtitle: It's hot and I'm too lazy to seek photographic opportunities.

Happy Birthday, Suzanne.
Did your cake this year have ballerinas?
From the family album -- Aug 3, 1954


AUGUST 2, 2011

in memoriam

Throughout the centuries and across many cultures, black drapery is the symbol of mourning. The Texas Tech community honored long-time sports Jack Dale by draping Will Rogers in black. Joyous celebrations usually find Will and Soapsuds festooned in red.

pointed advice

From the archives:
"don't squat with yer spurs on"
derelict building in Buffalo Gap, Texas
04.12.2011