Kirby and Downtown

DJ and I went to Lake Kirby to take pictures of flowers. We watched as two brilliant, red cardinals flew from tree to tree. Unfortunately, I did not get any pictures of the cardinals, for they were too fast, and I don't have the zoom that I long to buy. The firewheels and sunflowers glowed in the sunshine, and the softness of the flowers were a wonderful compliment to yet another beautiful day.

DJ and I headed from Lake Kirby to the downtown area to take pictures of the park since I had not gotten to take the photos I was yearning for last weekend. We noticed the back of a very interesting abandoned warehouse. DJ is starting to get to know me pretty well, because he noticed the beauty in the way that nature was taking the building back.

DJ and I learned that the train station has an underpass that goes from South 1st under the train tracks. There are two gates on each side of the underpass where the passengers from the train would climb up to come and go from the train. The park was donated by the Presbyterian Church.

DJ and I walked hand and hand as we made plans for our future. We talked about possibly opening a gallery assuming we can get the money to do so. He talked about doing woodwork to sell in the gallery along with my artwork and photos. We talked about possibly getting a place to live at the Hotel Wooten a.k.a. the Abilene Towers. We talked about how it would be nice to finish our lives at the same place that we begun our lives in together. DJ and I lived at the Tower, and it was the first place that we lived in on our own. We used to sit at night and make plans for our future by the light of the Paramount Theater. Our apartment looked right over the Paramount. As we walked by the Paramount, I looked into the windows to get a glance inside, and a woman that works there gave me permission to come in and photograph the theater. My photos do not do the Paramount justice.

I don't know what I would do if I didn't have DJ in my life. I feel these sight seeing outings we do are bringing closer and closer together, and I love each and every moment with him.

Watching Another Sunset with My Love

Cinco de Mayo and Super Moon

For Cinco de Mayo, DJ and I searched and searched for the Cinco de Mayo celebration. I wanted him to experience a Cinco de Mayo celebration and to see the Folklorico Dancers. I finally looked up the Abilene Reporter News Mobile site on my phone and found that the celebration would be at Saint Vincent Pallioti Catholic Church. We went to the church, but there were no dancers and there were very few booths. I checked the church's website and saw that the dancers would be dancing later in the evening, so we went home for a few hours.

As evening neared, I became antsy and asked DJ if we could go ride around before going on to the celebration. We decided to head for the little park next to the old train station in the downtown area. We noticed that there were a lot of kids at the park dressed in formal ware. Some of the kids donned masks, and I remember Damien saying that the prom for Cooper was going to be a masquerade ball this year. I took a few pictures of the flowers and some butterflies, and we decided to go on.

When we got back to the truck, I saw interesting molding on the building we parked on.

We made it to Saint Vincent Pallioti's, and I photographed the dancers while DJ looked on. The crowd was energized and the dancers were excellent. There were three classes of dancers, pee-wees, junior, and senior. Of course the pee-wee dancers were adorable, and they all did a great job.

The junior dancers looked like they were having fun as they danced, and a little girl that we saw dressed up at K-Mart earlier was with this group. I recognized one of the little boys dancing as well. The skirts of the dancers flowed through the air and billowed out from them as they would do their twists and turns.

My favorite dancer with the senior group was the eldest of the dancers. Not only was she a great dancer, but she also looked like she was having a great time. The other dancers were great too. I loved watching the women dance in perfect synchronization.

After we left the Cinco de Mayo festival, we stopped at Sonic for drinks and a hot dog. We took our dinner and drinks to Lake Kirby where I hoped to photograph the Super Moon. Unfortunately, the clouds blocked the Super Moon. DJ and I talked while we watched the sun go down. We watched the clouds watch tumble across the sky, and we threw our hands in the air and allowed the wind to brush across our skin. Cinco de Mayo was a day and a super night.