Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Re: The "Texas Triangle" in Springtime: As one who lived for many years in Austin and took his Ph.D. from the University of Texas with one hand; while photographing the "Hill Country" of Central Texas (The triangle fromed by the Austin -San Antonio line, and due West regions) with the other, I can attest to the beauty of springtime in this Texas area and recommend it highly. The Texas first-light and last-light is something to behold as it floods this region's renewal in spring. It is a region at the terminus of the Blackland Prarie to the North, of the Pine Woods to the East and of the beginning of the tumbling-tumble-weed and desert conditikons to the West. Yes it has Palm Trees, spongy Carpet Grass and stately Live Oak Trees as well. This region has also attracted many talented artists who often and elegantly capture its "essence" in oil, so to speak....mentioned only because they agree the subject matter of this Texas Triangle is decidedly not a Bermuda Triangle! In my day the good ole outdoor beer gardens under the Live Oaks proved a great way to end the day. And, too, there were cool breezes without insects and places like Barton Springs (and other Texas springs coming out of limestone formations) to bath in peaceful contentment. Go For It and the Best of Light is to be had in Texas: With unashamed nostalgia, Leon LP6@aol.com P.S. Please no email telling me Barton Springs has changed; for, I shall insist on holding to my memory as she was in my student days... in that wonderful American Heidelburg....a placed called Austin, Texas and environs that I call the Texas Triangle.