Some San Antonio Art:

 Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

This red sculpture was given to the City of San Antonio in 2002 by the Association of Mexican Entrepreneurs.  It is called "The Torch of Friendship", and is located downtown.

Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

 Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

The Grand Hyatt had some interesting art.  Some was functional, and some was purely decorative.

 Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

 Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

 Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

 Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

 Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

 Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

 Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

Even planters were turned into works of art when covered in mosaic tiles.

 Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

Walking around on the River Walk, there was art all over the place:

 Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

 Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

 Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

 Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

 Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

 Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

 Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

 Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

 Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

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Horse Drawn Carriages in San Antonio, Texas:

Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

 Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

 Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

 Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

 Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

 Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

 Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

It is so weird to think that I took these picture only last Saturday, one short week ago!


~ Kathy M.
 

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Taylor Swift: "Ours"

I just heard this song for the first time the other day, and I love it.  I really like the words: "Don't you worry your pretty little mind; people throw rocks at things that shine."  I wonder why people are like that anyway.  Beat 'em when they are up, beat 'em when they are down.  How I wish that we could just always be nice to one another.  But, if you have something good going on, the song's message tells us, recognize it and enjoy it.  The video's ending is a bit of an awesome little surprise too.   :>) 

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The Alamo at Night:

 Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

 Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

 Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

 Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

 Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

 Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

 Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

 Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

 Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

 Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

 Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

 Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

I asked the security guard if there were ghosts at the Alamo.  He firmly told me, "No Mam."  But, I'm not so sure...

 Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

 Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

 Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

Here we are, the group that trekked over to the Alamo after our rather poor service at the Lone Star.  (I'm sure that there will be a blog post about that coming up pretty soon.)  The other group members had gone over to the Alamodome to watch the Combine football game.

 Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

Kylie, Cary, Halie, Cheri, Bev, Hal, Susan and Jennifer

 Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

To see the blog post about when Cary and I visited the Alamo in the daytime in January of 2010, please "CLICK HERE".

The slide show below is also of the 2010 visit.  This will not be working after March 12, 2012, because Slide.com will be deleted by Google.  Dang.

I took the suggestion of Little Nell and entered this post into Written Inc.'s Thematic Photography #178: After Dark.  Please click on the link to see some other great nighttime shots.

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