Monthly Archives: June 2018
Boat/House
The heat. This all happened because of the heat. Oh, and the humidity.
We had one day in Dallas, and it was somewhere above 100°, with the humidity not all that far behind. The plan for the day became “air conditioning is essential” and so we decided to take a drive, in our nicely air conditioned rental car, around White Rock Lake in Dallas. And that’s how we found this boathouse, which was built in the 1930s. According to this article, “When the bathing beach opened in the summer of 1930, Dallas Mayor J. Waddy Tate arranged for the city streetcar line to be extended out to the western shore of White Rock Lake. From this 36-berth boat house, a fleet of speedboats were used to ferry parkgoers to the opposite shore.”
Now the White Rock Boathouse, Inc. leases the facility.
Dallas, Texas
photographed 6.2.2018
PS – I would absolutely vote for someone named “Waddy Tate.”
Birds: flight
I guess we can all agree that if there are birds and little kids in the same general area, one of them will be chasing the other.
Perot Museum of Nature and Science
Dallas, Texas
photographed 6.2.2018
Commercial Products
So, this is what happened. I spent the morning at a world-class museum. And even went on a behind-the-scenes architectural tour*, ** of the building.
And then photographed the nook where the janitorial stuff is stashed for quick access.
That actually seems about right.
Perot Museum of Nature and Science
Dallas, Texas
photographed 6.2.2018
*There was a super-annoying man on the tour; at one point, when we were on an outdoor platform, he stuck his (untethered) phone over the edge to take photos. And then, when I started to do the same thing (with a camera)(that was on a strap around my wrist) he told me, “Be careful. Don’t drop it.” I sure do love being treated like an idiot. Yes! It’s my Most Favorite Thing in the entire world.
** Now that I think about it, I was the only woman on the tour. Architecture: A Boy’s Club Since Forever.
Elevator Operator
Y’all know this about me – that I don’t take photos of people.
Well, until I DO, apparently.
This little girl, so carefully taking aim at the elevator button, was too good to pass up.
Perot Museum of Nature and Science
Dallas, Texas
photographed 6.2.2018
Joel Guzman, larger than life
I’ve written before about how the Patient Spouse and I are concert tourists, since many of the musicians we like don’t make it to Lubbock. So, here we were in Dallas to catch Paul Simon on his current Homeward Bound tour.
We happy that Joel Guzman was in the band (he’s played here in Lubbock before, so it’s not like we’re a music-free town or anything). But anyway, here’s Joel, large on the screen and much smaller down on the stage.
American Airlines Center
Dallas, Texas
photographed 6.1.2018
PS: How cool is this (from the linked article about J. Guzman)? “He also believes in encouraging the next generation. He teaches 20 3rd, 4th and 5th graders at the University of Texas Elementary School, a community engagement initiative with the goal of increasing the number of under-represented students in the college pipeline. The Hohner Accordion Company, for which Joel is an endorsee, provides the accordions. “We have a responsibility to continue our special Texas musical culture,” he said.”
PPS: Oh, yeah. I forgot to mention that Paul Simon guy. It was an amazing show…
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