Uploads from spysgrandson, tagged texas, with geodata

First day of summer

nobody@flickr.com (spysgrandson) — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 11:11:14 -0700

spysgrandson posted a photo:

at the Blue Moon Lagoon in Lake Wichita Park

El Paso, Texas

nobody@flickr.com (spysgrandson) — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 07:51:51 -0700

spysgrandson posted a photo:

Photo taken from the roof of city hall

M-A-D-R-O-N-E

nobody@flickr.com (spysgrandson) — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 19:44:39 -0700

spysgrandson posted a photo:

Madrone tree in the Guadalupe Mountains of Texas

Texas Sunset

nobody@flickr.com (spysgrandson) — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:21:42 -0800

spysgrandson posted a photo:

a day late

nobody@flickr.com (spysgrandson) — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:05:44 -0800

spysgrandson posted a photo:

yesterday, we had a phenomenal sunset, but I didn't shoot it--today, it wasn't as beautiful, but good enough to take a few pics

drought in Texas

nobody@flickr.com (spysgrandson) — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:40:14 -0700

spysgrandson posted a photo:

the normally "blue" Blue Moon Lagoon, a victim of the protracted Texas drought--see images below

desert teaser

nobody@flickr.com (spysgrandson) — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 18:02:15 -0700

spysgrandson posted a photo:

saw this cloud from McKelligon Canyon, part of the Franklin Mountains State Park in El Paso, Texas, USA--likely gave some part of the distant desert relief from the drought, but not a drop fell on El Paso

the rock

nobody@flickr.com (spysgrandson) — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 18:15:40 -0700

spysgrandson posted a photo:

on the Permian Reef Trail in the Guadalupe Mountains National Park in Texas, USA--please press "L" for best view

cautious fellow

nobody@flickr.com (spysgrandson) — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 16:38:45 -0700

spysgrandson posted a photo:

wouldn't let me get too close--I was very surprised my little Sony got such clarity from a distance (about 7-8 feet)--found him on the trail to West Cottonwood Springs, Franklin Mountains State Park, El Paso, Texas, USA

before the drought...

nobody@flickr.com (spysgrandson) — Mon, 23 May 2011 18:52:04 -0700

spysgrandson posted a photo:

last summer, South Mount Franklin, El Paso, Texas, blessed with cool clouds and mist

Man and Nature--better LARGER

nobody@flickr.com (spysgrandson) — Fri, 06 May 2011 17:44:53 -0700

spysgrandson posted a photo:

neighborhood nestled among the foothills of El Paso's Franklin Mountains--where housecats, cacti, people and peaks coexist
LARGE: www.flickr.com/photos/18878095@N07/5694889912/sizes/l/in/...

monochrome, Texas drought

nobody@flickr.com (spysgrandson) — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 21:20:16 -0700

spysgrandson posted a photo:

Cloud Painted Lake of the Wichitas

nobody@flickr.com (spysgrandson) — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 20:45:07 -0700

spysgrandson posted a photo:

Despite drought (see adjacent image in my stream), the winds were calm, and the lake looked like glass, the clouds painting it gently in the fierce heat--please press "L" for better view

the drought of 2012

nobody@flickr.com (spysgrandson) — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 14:49:22 -0700

spysgrandson posted a photo:

please see images below, taken winter 2010 and fall 2011 (after our hottest summer and worst drought on record) for comparison--note the shoreline of the image I shot and posted today

True Love

nobody@flickr.com (spysgrandson) — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 21:02:23 -0700

spysgrandson posted a photo:

today, July 4th, at a rest stop in Donley County, Texas
better viewed large:
www.flickr.com/photos/18878095@N07/7505673862/sizes/l/in/...

The Franklin Mountains of El Paso, with notes

nobody@flickr.com (spysgrandson) — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 19:15:59 -0700

spysgrandson posted a photo:

photo taken from the roof of El Paso City Hall--best viewed large
www.flickr.com/photos/18878095@N07/7367357888/sizes/l/in/...

DROUGHT! the Lost Creek is really lost

nobody@flickr.com (spysgrandson) — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 18:24:39 -0700

spysgrandson posted a photo:

above image taken today after a year of drought and over 100 100+ degree days of heat --compare same place 2 years ago

reflections on a prairie canal

nobody@flickr.com (spysgrandson) — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 20:19:23 -0700

spysgrandson posted a photo:

in the midst of a heat wave (100 days over 100 degrees) and drought, the canal still gives life
LARGE is better: www.flickr.com/photos/18878095@N07/6064230232/sizes/l/in/...

drought in Texas--flickr blogged--thank you flickr team

nobody@flickr.com (spysgrandson) — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:13:00 -0700

spysgrandson posted a photo:

usually a full and lush lagoon on the hot Texas prairies, the hellacious drought has nearly dried up the Blue Moon Lagoon--below are scenes of the same lagoon in 2009--see adjacent pic in my stream for a close up of the lagoon

stucco art

nobody@flickr.com (spysgrandson) — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 19:50:39 -0700

spysgrandson posted a photo:

on Propsect Street in historic Sunset Heights in El Paso--Large please
www.flickr.com/photos/18878095@N07/5830808369/sizes/l/in/...