This is the first time in a long-ass time that I've taken color photos during the month of February. It's strange, but liberating; #blackandwhitefebruary is certainly a cool idea, yet the fact that I
took all of February's photos in B&W for the past several years means I'm missing out on color memories. I never really thought about it that way until recently; but, no matter, the past is past and we are here
now.
I spent a day in Houston this past Wednesday (the 6th): my main business there was to pick up my visa for study abroad (I am leaving for Chile at the end of the month!), but I wanted to explore and check out the city while I had the chance to be there. **The following is a mix of phone and camera photos.
February 5
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headed east over the mountains |
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palm trees outside the hotel |
February 6
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waiting for the bus on the side of the freeway |
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Houston: anywhere in America (?) |
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Post Oak Blvd. |
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(lots of bus rides) |
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lunchtime! |
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colorful remnants of the lunch buffet |
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headed to the nature center |
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came for the visa, stayed for the trees |
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crazy vines |
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lots of benches scattered around... |
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~ compare to below ~ |
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~ compare to above ~ |
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lil lizard |
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year of the (earth) pig |
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overlooking Buffalo Bayou |
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pt. II |
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look at this dude giving me the side-eye |
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focusing on blue |
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focusing on red |
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chilling on the "Love Wins" boardwalk bench |
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fleeting rays |
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more lil lizards! |
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best $3 per 30 min I ever spent |
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views at Spotts Park |
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distant skyline |
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(I couldn't not rent the bike again) |
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skyline views along the Buffalo Bayou walk |
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I guess these are ducks...? |
If you made it this far... here are some bonus pics!
January 12
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the icicles got much fiercer as the term went on |
January 30
I felt like going out on a walk in the snow - in the woods, where the still-covered trails were buried in knee-deep snow and I had no proper snow boots or snow pants to speak of.
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bark, I |
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bark, II |
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bark, III |
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evergreens, ever green |
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bark, IV |
And here's a cool edit of a phone capture of the above landscape (PicsArt, as always):
February 4
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me and Deanna... hoping this isn't the last time we ever see each other |
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