Week 154 Photo Challenge: Crowds

The new photo challenge cards have been a bit more involved then the previous two packs.  It's been taking all of us a bit longer to come up with photos. My Guy and I spend most of our time in a small town, which can limit our photo opportunities. My Girl lives in the big city, but she now has a full time job, with a commute. So she doesn't have as much time as when she was a college student. Consequently, we seemed to have shifted to a monthly schedule on our photographs. We're just going to roll with that.  

That last photo challenge was:

Living in a small town, crowds are a relative thing.  The only crowds around here are things like the high school sports, graduation, and the art festival.  We don't have a kid in school anymore, so we aren't tied into those activities anymore.  The art festival isn't till June. So I went with the only place we routinely see more than 10 people.  

Kate: The Church Crowd

 
We usually attend the vigil Mass on Saturday night, that church crowd is mostly the more senior members of the parish. Our church is a bit plain for a Catholic Church, but that's because the founders of this parish were more focused on works then on the building.  When we started here more than 30 years ago, it had the reputation for being the rebel parish in the diocese. They've since combined our parish with the more conversative parish downtown, not so much because the parish is troublesome, more so because of the dwindling numbers of priests.  

My Guy went a completely different route, literally. He spends most of his time out on long walks or long bike rides these days, so he sees a completely different type of crowd.  

My Guy: The Wind Sweeping Down the Plains Crowd

He's more likely to find cows or horses out on the back roads he rides on. I'm not sure where exactly he took this photo, but it really shows just how flat it is here and how much sky you can see.  Our spring weather this year has been stormy, which does make for some dramatic skies. Those clouds do wonderful things to the light this time of year.  

My Girl took advantage of her big city location to find her photo. 

My Girl: This Picture Cost Me $100

She was able to find last minute, discounted tickets for a Raye concert last weekend.  The advantage of living in Houston is there are lots of concerts. If not in Houston, Dallas is only 4 hours away. Still concert tickets have gotten expensive. She is selective about which ones she attends.  

Of the three, it's a toss up between My Guy's and My Girl's photos for my favorite. Both are very different, but both are interesting photos.  

My Guy and I probably have an advantage with the new photo challenge. 

The summer wildflowers are just getting going here.  So we should have a good opportunity to get some new photos. Since My Girl lives in town, it may be harder for her to get a shot.