Light and Darkness

The Pearlstone

All of its glory was hidden by that darn wall.

Spectral Sightings

I only know this is a factory and its name is Pearlstone. Found a few things online regarding it but still nothing definitive because I have yet to find pictures to accompany any text. I loved the factory and one day when I get a big girl camera, I'll go back. I've included the original and the edited. Just looking at its tower, I'm reminded of headstones and cemeteries.

Deep Ellum

Deep Ellum is an area of Dallas with its history revolving around entertainment and business.

The Umbrella Man and The Pie

Painted on the side of the Mokah is this great figure; and who could pass up the opportunity to stand beneath his protection.

A Dallas Skyline

Before going to our musicfest at Live@Mokah we drove around Dallas and found this amazing view of the city from a warehouse. Forgive the unprofessional edit of the photo (and the photos themselves). They were taken with my little ViviCam 3783 and merged together using Photoshop 7.0. No editing other than using layers. I didn't want to lose the colors of the sky and I'm really only learning about Photoshop. Ok, disclaimers aside...it was simply a fantastic view of the skyline.

Crossing Lake Lewisville

I hate that the image is distorted but what can one do when crossing a bridge over a lake at fifty miles an hour. I pointed toward the right and pushed the button not knowing what I was going to get. I did know the sunset was beautiful when I first saw it.

Renaissance

The Renaissance Dallas Hotel. The Dallas cityscape is beautiful and this hotel catches my eye each time I drive into the city.

Searching for Home

Ok. Obligatory photos from an airplane. You know the ones...taken of the wing, of the clouds, of the ground below. We all have them. Don't be shy to belong to the gang because no matter how many times you do it...it's still freaking awesome!  These were taken during July 4th weekend when I came to Dallas for my homefinding trip.

Work

I love neon signs so working where I do is always a delight when I have to walk into the building.

The Woody Allen

This photo was much too bright as a colored image. Thanks to a little PhotoShop and a daughter's opinion, we have a more artistically graphic photo.

New Photos

Check out some of my trip photos on an unframed 5x7.

"We Gangsta"

Yeah, they're dorks. I ask for a cute picture with their heads touching. I get gang signs and faces. They wouldn't stop. If one did, the other would throw up bent fingers. If I got that one to smile nice, the others would stick out their tongues. I had to make do. Goofs!

The Pie

Emma has forbade me to post pictures of her in the Moon Jump. I'm allowed a couple but I'm sneaking this one in too. She's a poopoo head.

Jump! Jump!

I hate that I cut off Linkin's head in this photo but instead of waiting for things to happen, I did what I could. I just kept taking photos. It's a fun shot and not so bad considering I'm using a little Vivitar. My goal is to get a big girl camera...a nice digital SLR. Anyhoo....I like this one.

The G Boys

These two young boys are absolute characters. Zavier loves cars and has freakishly amazing knowledge on them. Also, his reading ability is shocking. He and Emma....Wow! Linkin...what can I say about this boy. He's got a wicked sense of humor and loves animals. Funniest thing about him is his love of cot. Cot refers to anything like cotton balls or the lint one finds in the dryer. He balls it up and carries it around. That and Play-Do. Both make me laugh.