Oh, Venus...

Venus Rising - McKinney, Texas

Lucky shot. I was working late on Monday and almost missed that beautiful sunset. I just caught the tail end, and luckily had my camera with me. All I had time for was this one shot of the First United Methodist Church in Downtown McKinney, looking west. Venus was shining brightly overhead

If only I had been 30 minutes earlier leaving work, I could have seen the red skies in all their glory. I bet it was beautiful.

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More Hot Air

The Kiss

Just another photo of hot air balloons. This is what they call a "kiss"-when two balloons touch in mid-air.

I figured you may need another pretty picture after reading about canned meat.

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Chapel in the snow

The Chapel at Chestnut Square - McKinney, Texas

McKinney, Texas experienced a real live snow, not the icy stuff, but the big white flaky stuff you see in up north. It was powdery and flakes were as big as cotton balls-and I am not exaggerating. What added to the oddity of snow, was this was in March.

I drove the few miles to the office and grabbed Karl, the videographer I work with, and we headed to the Towne Lake Park. I suggested we come back to Chestnut Square on our way back to downtown.

The historical setting of Chestnut Square was beautiful. Although the snow was melting quickly, it was still thick and powdery and no one had yet ruined the pristine setting with footprints. Originally, this was taken in color, which in itself looks fantastic. But I switched it over the grayscale, and it is closest I have come to getting a Ansel Adams-eque photo.

Like Karl said, Ray Charles couldn't have taken a bad picture out there that day, but this was definitely one of my favorites.

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