One of the most beautiful places in Texas in my opinion is Colorado Bend State Park in Bend,Texas. You can read about it here. http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/state-parks/colorado-bend
It has some of the best animal viewing, hiking, mountain biking, kayaking, tubing, photography opportunities, or whatever your mind can imagine.
Here are a few photos I took at Gorman Falls inside the park and I hope they inspire you to visit.
Having a hobby as a musician, I am often privileged to special parties and events. A few years back, I took several photos at the Lone Star Flight Museum http://www.lsfm.org/index.html in Galveston, Texas while playing for the U.S.S. Texas Submarine Commissioning party for the United States Navy. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Texas_%28SSN-775%29
The museum has a great collection of vintage war planes. If you want to do a draw down on your wallet, they also offer plane rides in a few selected aircraft.
So if you’re in Galveston, Texas, make a trip over to the museum, and learn a little about the history of flight.
Here are a few photos from the museum.
One of the most relaxing enjoyable rides is on a train. In the East Texas piney woods, between Rusk and Palestine, we have the Texas State Railroad. https://www.texasstaterr.com/
If you are ever clamoring for a weekend trip from Houston, I highly recommend riding the train through the woods.
I took these photos while on the Engine 300 steam locomotive.
This is what a beautiful, fat, healthy, 12 foot gator looks like sunning himself in the wild.
This photo was taken be me at Chicot State Park in Ville Platte, LA at about 3o yards away in a canoe.
In Houston, on the Northside of downtown, there is a place that has held my heart for many years. This place is Canino’s Farmers Market located at 2520 Airline Drive, Houston, TX 77009. Canino’s has everything that one can imagine in the way of fresh produce and vegetables at about 25 to 40% less than retail grocery prices. Much of what Canino’s offers is locally grown in Texas. It is a great place to explore, save money, purchase fresh fruits, vegetables, dry beans, rice, nuts, flowers, and local raw honey and preserves. During my trip yesterday, I asked if I could take photos and share them on my blog. The manager graciously approved. So here are some images from Canino’s Farmers Market.
One of my favorite places in the World is the wilderness. There is so much to do, see, touch, hear, smell, and sometimes taste for those who want to open their eyes and look.
Home Away From Home
I took this photo in Huntsville State Park.
The Octopus
Eight arms to catch prey
Silently hiding in reefs
Inks! He got away.
2013 Albert Moyer, Jr
This photo was taken at the Dallas State Aquarium in Dallas, Texas
One of the more interesting places to enjoy a weekend in Texas is the Renaissance Festival located in Plantersville, Texas. This festival is held in the fall so the heat doesn’t kill anybody. When you enter the festival you enter another world. It is like a complete time warp. There are so many different things to see, feel, hear, and taste. My favorite is the men on horses doing live jousting. I could write so much, but I like to let people research on their own. For more information check out http://texrenfest.com/
Here are some photos I have taken at the festival. The characters and patrons are very kind and love to pose. Enjoy!
This is a prickly pear cactus photo I took at Guadalupe River State Park in Hunt, Texas. I might add that the fruits and cactus are delicious. Watch for rattlesnakes.
I took this photo in Rocky Mount, North Carolina at the local city park. This canoe is a piece of art that someone made out of sticks.
Albert Moyer, Jr. 