Have you ever been there? We've been a crazy number of times in the past three years - something like 6 or 7 at least! Consequently, I never seem to get around to doing anything with the photos. San Antonio was the first stop on a trip we took about a month ago. We eventually ended up on a cruise ship headed to Jamaica, Grand Cayman and Cozumel, but San Antonio is such a beautiful city I thought there might be some out there who will never get to see it up close and personal.
Here's a smattering of photos we shot over a couple of days:
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| Beautiful cactus as tall as me, in the courtyard behind the Alamo. |
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| This live oak was a gift from another country, is crazy old and amazing. It's grown back into the ground and is supported by all sorts of wires to keep it together. |
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| No idea what flower this is, just thought it was beautiful. |
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| Snapdragons? Look at the amazing color! |
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| Yellow rose of Texas! |
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| Don's brother, Tim and his wife, Nola. They loved, loved San Antonio. |
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| us |
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| cactus, cacti? |
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| State bird - Mockingbird. We have a gazillion. |
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| Loved the patterns the shadows made on the ground |
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| Calm on the surface, paddling like crazy below! |
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| My favorite of the bunch. Lovebirds up, diners below. Shot from the river boat as we floated by. |
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| Most of the riverwalk is only 2 - 4 feet deep. Winding and beautiful. |
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| A riverboat ahead of us. Each narrator has a slightly different story to tell. We've been on six of them, and learn something new every time. |
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| Bells |
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| Patio plants above the riverwalk. |
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| I believe he's the guy San Antonio was named after. |
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The Alamo. It's hard to ever get a shot with noone in front of it, no matter the time of day or night. If you've never been, and are able to visit, go. It's a beautiful, safe city and you could easily fill three days there.
So I'm still playing with my camera - I'd only had it about a week when I shot these. Back with our cruise photos soon. |
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You are so right about it being difficult to photograph the Alamo without people in the shot. We were there last spring and I was frustrated that I couldn't get the "perfect" shot (until I realized that it was just a blessing to be there, period.)
The cruise pics look wonderful. You got me excited for ours, which doesn't leave until Dec. 8th. Hope home feels restful after all that travel. I thought of you when all that bad weather passed through the Dallas area last week or so. Hope you weren't in harm's way. :(
blessings,
Toni