Texas Hill Country 2019
In April of 2019 my wife and I took a driving trip through Texas Hill Country so see the blue bonnets in bloom. March and April are the prime months for the countryside to explode into blue carpets of flowers and people come from near and far to observe and photograph the display.
I was going through some old photos and came upon these images and decided to share them with you. A couple of them were a part of a post I did soon after we returned home and a couple of them were created very recently. Sometimes you find a photo within a photo or an image just needs a little more tweeking. Have a blessed week.
The image above is from a park in Johnson City, TX. The original image was cropped to 8×10. I re-edited the original image in PhotoShop Elements 2026 and On1 Effects, then cropped it for the possibility of posting as my spring header image.
The original posted image included several more blooms. I decided to use the photo technique called, “Fill the Frame” and isolate one bloom. I like this one.
This image was cleaned up and cropped to 8×10, then I decided to have some fun with filters in PhotoShop Elements. Here ya go.
One more example, the image below is straight out of the camera.
This was a fabulous vacation and I would recommend a Texas Hill Country road trip to anyone.
Monday’s Music Moves Me
The theme this week is whatever music moves you. I can live with that. The other day I was driving around town shooting a few image in one of my favorite flea markets. I had my radio on Sirus – Chris Stapleton station. This song came on and it moved me. I had to share it with you. If the sound seems a little familiar to you, these two are long time members of the Allman Brothers band. The second video features The Brothers which is basically the current version of the Allman Brothers Band. Buckle up, this is real music.
Let’s wrap this concert up with the Truck Band featuring Leon Russell on piano!
Driller's Place 
The bluebells are gorgeous and it is fun to see what you did with the other photos. Sometimes when you come across old photos you have new ideas and they are fun to work with.
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Sometimes, I find an image inside an image. It’s amazing what a fresh crop will do.
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Those bluebells are soooo pretty!
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It is an awesome sight to see the ground covered like a carpet, in blue.
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I always like your photos,
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I can’t decide if I like capturing the image or editing the capture most. Glad you enjoy the results. Have a blessed week.
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I would love to take that trip. Beautiful flowers too. Wow.
Love all your videos as always.
Thank you for joining the Awww Mondays Blog Hop.
Have a fabulous Awww Monday and week, my friend. 🙂
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I love road trips where my schedule is my own and subject to change without notice.
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The beauty and history in Texas would be nice to see. Maybe someday, we will. I love to play with my photos! Nice music share, my friend. Stay warm and have a boogietastic week!
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Looking back, I would love to have just focused on my home state of Oklahoma and driven through every nook and cranny of the state, photographing everything I found interesting. I would love to have started as a teen, when some statehood residents were still alive to photograph and interview.
I have reached that age when some people might ask me how it was to grow up in the 60’s. Still photography keeps me moving. Looking forward to high school soccer and track season.
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