In December of 1983, I purchased our first BMW, a 318i coupe, which we had for twenty-five years.
BMW 328i and 318i
In December 2005 we bought our 328i coupe, which we still have in our garage.
BMW Family, 328i and X1 — Image by kenne
This past Friday Joy replaced her 2004 Infiniti FX35 and with a 2018 BMW X1. This makes the fourth BMW in our family since 1983. (We had a 1995 M3 for four years in the mid-1990’s.)
The purchase price for the X1 included a “loyalty” discount, which by buying the new SUV through Costco combined to make for a real deal on the X1. As a result, the price for the X1 was about the same as what we paid for the FX35 in 2003 — not bad!
We will miss our Infiniti FX35, which had over 180,000 hard-working, loving miles.
Panorama of Sabino Canyon Taken From Tram Road Near Stop 9 (February 16, 2010) — Image by kenne
At the time I took this panorama I had no idea the role this beautiful canyon would play in my life for the next seven years. In February of 2010, we drove to Tucson to explore our making a move from The Woodlands Texas to Tucson. Now the rest is history. (Flickr Album)
Galveston Beach Front Devastation (September 13, 2008) –Source: http://strangecosmos.com/
Water’s Rising
water’s rising, and you who were caught in last year’s flood, you are ready to scramble onto the roof of the car and scream
but on this lonely backstreet, with a good meal still warm in my belly and the wine still sweet in my mouth, there are no lights
there is no cell phone, no traffic no friendly strangers out for a stroll — there is only the dark, and the current
— Bryce Milligan
Lake Woodlands Drive, The Woodlands, Texas (September 13, 2008)
Born in the Eye of the Storm
A storm in the Gulf Satellite views as big as Texas On track for Galveston Strong winds of medium strength Pushing a wall of seawater
People boarding up windows Placing valuables in cars Preparing to run from the storm Others preparing to shelter-in-place, Hoping the storm will turn away
Outer bands begin coming ashore Bringing water from the sky and the Gulf Providing a taste of things to come As cars head north, one is headed south With baby to be born
Arriving at the Medical Center
The delivery process begins
Outside the winds gain strength
Choreographed with mother’s labor
Moving toward a crescendo of life
Suddenly, there is peace and calm
As a baby is born in the eye of the storm
A prince of strength – symbol of the storm
A prince of peace – symbol of the eye
Forever in the eye of the storm.
It’s hard for me to believe that it was six weeks ago when I ordered the materials and began the preliminary preparation for a fountain in our backyard.
There are many reasons why so long,
not the least of which was the delayed delivery of
the fountain pedestal, which finally can in yesterday.
By working with nature, you can look into your own nature.
When I think “Red Hot Blues,” I think Stevie Ray Vaughn. We were able to see him at The Woodlands Pavilion in the summer of 1990, less than a month before he died in a helicopter crash in southern Wisconsin in route to Chicago. Stevie was the “Prince of the Blues.”
BMW 328i and 318i 
BMW Family, 328i and X1 — Image by kenne
Morning Walk in The Woodlands Texas, 2008 — Collage by kenne
Winter Solstice (December 19, 2009, The Woodlands, Texas) — Computer Art by kenne
Panorama of Sabino Canyon Taken From Tram Road Near Stop 9 (February 16, 2010) — Image by kenne
Galveston Beach Front Devastation (September 13, 2008) –Source: http://strangecosmos.com/
Lake Woodlands Drive, The Woodlands, Texas (September 13, 2008)
Born in the Eye of the Storm
Red Hot Blues — Computer Art by kenne
