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Pigeons

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Cynthia and I were heading down Richmond in an effort to get around some congestion on 59 headed back to the house. As we were driving past the Ragin Cajun we noticed the most enormous flock of pigeons in the parking out front of Jarinee’s Dressmaking & Alterations, which is in the same strip center.

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We had to circle back and investigate.

There were hundreds and hundreds of them all in the parking lot. They were also lining the roof of the building.

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Then this man came out of the building and they all took off…

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The birds flew around in a few circles, but landed again pretty quickly and the man just walked amongst them…

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He came over to me and we started talking. His name is Vichien and he’s been working at Jarinee’s Dressmaking & Alterations for over 22 years. He’s been feeding the pigeons for 10 years.

He expressed some sadness as he told me the property had recently been sold to developers and he worried about the fate of his “friends.” Vichien told me how he tried to watch over the pigeons and how much money he’s spent on feed over the years.

As we talked I saw a Red-tail Hawk circling above the parking lot. Vichien clapped his hands and the birds all flew into the sky. This caused the hawk to retreat a bit, but he stayed close. Vichien confided that he’s lost to the hawk on many occasions.

After we were done chatting he went to his truck and pulled out a bag of bird seed and began to pour it onto the pavement. That was a sight to see…

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Before I left Vichien gave me a copy of last month’s Houston Press. He pointed out a picture of himself and said that the Houston Press was making fun of him. He just smiled. He asked if I could bring him a print of one of my pictures and I said I would bring one by when I had a chance.

All in all, it was an odd encounter, but it completely made my day.

Zoo Portrait

Winged Serpent

Winged serpent made of gold, ruby eye and pearl grasped in it’s claw.
Originally a hat pin, my grandmother had the stem removed and a clasp
put in its place so she could wear it on her lapel.

The above picture is not terribly remarkable until you combine it with this one…

Yes, that’s an American dime.
I had a dickens of a time getting the focus.

Antique Rings

These rings belonged to my grandmother and are from the turn of the century.
I had great fun shooting these pictures.
I put the camera on a tripod, finagled a flashlight and a LED lamp and then set a magnifying glass on edge and shot through it to get these.

I paid particular attention to this one…

The Suspects

Thomas Escalante salutes his dark master as The Suspects perform another reunion show at the Continental Club last Friday night…

More evidence in the gallery.

Vultures

Came home early today to find 3 vultures lurking very near to the house.

I immediately knew what had brought them around.

Somewhat gruesome so I put it behind this link

Ahhh, the circle of life.
And Cynthia was just commenting the other day that she wished someone would clean that up!

Crawdad Claus

Cynthia and I went out for our traditional Christmas Eve Chinese dinner tonight. This year it was at The Ambassador which is next to the Ragin Cajun over on Richmond.

The Ragin Cajun’s holiday decorations were cause to pause as we made our way to dinner.

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Christmas here in the south has it’s own style…

Upon The Throne

There’s a throne just sitting there in a corner of Shoeshine Charley’s Big Top Lounge. I decided that it would be a good opportunity to shoot a pic of Bill Shirley.

You can’t help but look regal sitting on a throne.

Bill seems right at home….