A Tejas Christmas '07

A Weekend at Trip's
Marlon Brando stopped by to open some gifts...
The festivities were just too much for some...
T'was a beautiful moon that evening...
Christmas with the Burgesses
What did Dan get under the tree???

Camping on the Guadalupe

Glass bottom boat rides at the Aquarena Center reveal underground springs...

...and cormorants. He's in seine!
Riverside campsite courtesy of The Troutmans.




The Armored Catfish, an import from South America.

Baytown/San Jacinto trip '07

Beside this jungle of pollution lies a haven of nature...

The Baytown Wetlands Center has baby alligator on the menu!

Mmmm....

Then it was off to San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site to visit the restored prairie and the Monument

Huntsville Classic - TMBRA - Sept. '07

A good effort for the first time: Spence putting in some miles...Christian making some friends...
The boys cooling off...

Guadalupe River State Park '07

Collecting spring water in Austin Taking a guided tour of Guadalupe River State Park

One happy Jax
Guy Forsyth at Gruene Hall

Greenbuild Chicago - November '07

Plenty of New Urbanism, TOD and Site Credit education followed the l-o-n-g opening morning.

Conference Host - Rick Fedrizzi: USGBC PresidentKeynote - Bill Clinton: Impeached Ex-U.S. President
Keynote - Paul Hawken: Inspiration/Genius
Andrés and I snuck on the Hydrogen Bus with the CNN cameras
View from The Marriott on the Magnificent Mile: 45th Floor

The beautiful Chicago River
Cloud Gate at Millennium Park




Frank Gehry's Jay Pritzker Pavilion
The Lurie Garden

The Crown Fountain ...and of course I found a Henry Moore: Large Interior Form