Photo Play: April Summary

April was another month where I didn't get the camera out much.  Knee surgery and recovery made it difficult to get out and about.  We spent the week before surgery in Texas for the eclipse and that's about the only time my camera saw any use.  Walking was difficult, so I wasn't very enthusiastic or focused on getting good pictures. It was a nice surprise to find some visually interesting photos in the few that I took. 

Grad Girl wanted to pick up some new plants and I wanted new rose bushes for our garden, so we took a short drive over to The Antique Rose Emporium near Independence, TX. This place is as much a garden as it is a place to buy plants. The roses were past their prime, but I found a few other subjects worth photographing.  These photos were taken with my I-Phone 12. 

Imperial Pink Poppy

Geranium Leaves

From there we drove just a few miles down the road to visit Old Baylor park. This was one of our go to places for wild flower photography when we lived in Texas, but the Blue Bonnets were just about gone. There were other photo opportunities.  Photos taken with a Canon 70D with a Tamron 18 - 400 telephoto lens.

Fleabane

 

Indian Paintbrush

The total eclipse on April 8th was so cool to watch.  My Guy went to town with filters, I just decided to use my I-Phone to see what I could get.  I wasn't disappointed. 

Finding fun coffee shops is one of our things when we are on the road.  Polite Coffee Company in Bryan, TX is one of favorites when we visit Grad Girl.  Another I-Phone photo.  

Latte Lace

Our last expedition in Texas was to La Grange (can you hear the ZZ-Top song, yes it was about this town). We've driven by it many times when we lived in the state, but never stopped to visit.  After a very nice lunch, we drove up to Monument Hill/Kreische Brewery.  In addition to the remains of the brewery, the Kreische house is also open to visitors, but the barn made the most interesting photo.  Photo taken with the Canon 70D, 18-400 telephoto lens. 

My favorite photo from April is from the eclipse.  How often do you get to take a photo like that?  Flowers are always a favorite subject, making them memorable is hard, so I'm working on how to do that. My second favorite from April is the barn roof with the window.  It's a bit different from my normal subjects.  Do you have a favorite?