Unca Darrell

OCTOBER 5 / Never been to Giverny to see . . .

. . . Monet's house, gardens, and lily pond?

Lucky you. Now you can glimpse Mr. Monet's digs through the lens of Unca D's Kodak. Go here.

JULY 5, 2019 / Houston's Star-Spangled Salute

 

MAIN COURSE: Chelsea Cymone sings, Steven Reineke conducts Houston Symphony Orchestra, at Houston's Miller Outdoor Theatre, Independence Day, 2019

DESSERT: Bombs burst in air

THANKS to the artists, the pyrotechnicians, the city, ExxonMobil, and thousands of Houston patriots who showed up to celebrate the music, the fireworks, and America the good and the beautiful.

More of Unca D's celebratory photographs here.

JANUARY 4, 2017 / Unca D's totally inspiring photo exhibit . . .

. . . continues through January at Czech Center Museum Houston, 4920 San Jacinto Street.

 

I shot it in early May in Pilsen, Czech Republic. The exhibit documents the seventieth anniversary celebration of  the liberation of western Czechoslovakia by General George S. Patton, Jr.'s, Third Army in 1945. 

Why is it inspiring? Because . . .  

JULY 28 / Kingwood is probably a tough place for . . .

. . . an art gallery that aspires to sell more than bluebonnets, but Martin Galleries, 1570 Kingwood Drive, is . . .  

MAY 31 / Long before Barack Hussein Obama and . . .

. . . his progressive project would come to power, Thomas Sowell explained who progressives are, how they operate, why their programs almost always fail, and why the failures never discredit the authors of those failures.

Mr. Sowell did this in The Vision of the Anointed: Self-Congratulation as a Basis for Social Policy (Basic Books 1995). It deserved then, and deserves now -- as the failures of Obamism continue to manifest themselves -- to be much better known, more often read, and better heeded.

I won't abuse the book by trying to summarize it. Here are a few clips to stir your mind and heart: 

MAY 19 / Today's vicarious photo expedition: the Norman & Vi Petty . . .

. . . Rock 'n' Roll Museum in Clovis, New Mexico.

Well worth a trip.

MAY 18 / Take a (vicarious) break. Go out to the ballpark for . . .

 . . . a nice high school softball playoff game, courtesy of Unca D, photographer.

APRIL 5 / One of Houston's finest photographers . . .

. . . has an extraordinary exhibit running at Archway Gallery. His name is Fikry Botros. I won't even try to describe his work. It speaks for itself. You owe it to yourself to see the exhibit. Not just for the craftsmanship and artistry, which are breathtaking, but for the humanity.

To prepare yourself . . .  

DECEMBER 7 / "The three tribes that run Houston City Hall" or . . .

. . . "Why I expect Sylvester Turner to win the runoff election."  

OCTOBER 7 / Geezers rule! Paul McCartney, 72, concertized in Lubbock . . .

. . . last Thursday and did a great job. So did Unca D, 68. I couldn't get my big-rig camera into the concert, so I used a point-and-shoot Nikon S9600. You can see more of Sir Paul here. Sample: