Texas Rising
This piece, from Texas Tech University’s acclaimed public art program is called “Texas Rising,” created by artists Blessing Hancock and Joe O’Connell. The stars are lit from the inside, which looks lovely at night. But they also look nice in the daytime when the snow’s coming down.
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 2.16.2021
Ice Fountain
This was something I’d never seen before – the water in the big fountain at the main entrance to Texas Tech University was frozen, even while the fountains themselves continued to do their one job.
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 2.16.2021
Winter Lavender
Some high-key snowy lavender in my front yard. Full disclosure: I made this image from inside my house. It was cold out there.
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 2.14.2021
Snow/Flakes
I don’t know how to take pictures of snow, so I was messing around to see what I could get. And so here are focused snowflakes and bokeh-ed everything else. Just because.
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 2.14.2021
Greenhouse
Another day, another polar vortex image. I have to say, even though I don’t like cold weather at all, that this snow was very pretty as it feel with a nice greenhouse in the background.
There were, of course, horrible problems across most of the state as a result of the weather, and people were without power, had frozen water pipes, had to boil drinking water*, and had flooding in their homes when the water thawed. People died, too, which is an unimaginable tragedy. Lubbock escaped almost all of that, which makes me feel a little weird about continuing to post my “Look at the pretty snow!” images. But it was an historic snowfall, and I did my photographic job to document it.
But, I would like my reader(s) to send good thoughts to the very many Texans who suffered from this weather event.
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 2.14.2021
*And if you know how you are supposed to boil water when you don’t have power, I’d be happy for you to tell me…
