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Grandness
If you’ve heard of Shiner, Texas, you’ve probably heard of it because of beer*.
But there’s also quite a dramatic church. As I made my photos, I could hear murmured conversation from…somewhere. Maybe it was the priest and a parishioner or two. Or maybe it was the brother saints for whom the church is named. Or maybe the priest and the brother saints were discussing things that needed discussing. I’ll never know.
Sts. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church
Shiner, Texas
photographed 11.24.2019
*In college, Shiner was the cheapest beer available. Since then, it’s reinvented itself, which is great, so now there are better reasons than “it’s really cheap” to purchase it. However, I am not sure I can get on board with their current offering of Shiner S’more Chocolate and Marshmallow Ale…
the light of the world
I first visited this place in May, and a return trip so soon seemed sort of redundant: I wasn’t sure there would be any new photographic opportunities. But still, we were in the area and it seemed silly to not stop.
This shot was – I thought – about the light on the wall between those two pews. And then, Photoshop helped me to see that it was really about the weird sunlight on the left side, radiating outward from the statue and crucifix. (This is the second blog appearance by the statue.)
Presidio la Bahía
Goliad, Texas
photographed 11.24.2019
Station
Those thick adobe walls are no match for the heat and humidity in South Texas, so sometimes that fan is called into service.
Presidio la Bahía
Goliad, Texas
photographed 11.24.2019
by the light of the afternoon sun
My in-laws used to live very close to this place, but in all our trips there we’d never stopped in at the church. I took advantage of proximity while on the Patient Spouse’s recent Nostalgia Tour 2019, and was finally able to see the interior. It was lovely.
Our Lady of Consolation Catholic Church
Vattman, Texas
photographed 11.23.2019
