BP and the Angry Gulf

I was experimenting with a

graphics program and free forming brush strokes. After some initial practice I saw the contrasts of a black bottom and blue waves and of course it was reminiscent of the recent oil spill....an environmental nightmare that hopefully won't be repeated.

Blizzard of 2011

As blizzard conditions ripped across the country this first week in February, temperatures reached a low of 21 degrees in Austin last night. As news services cautioned this morning " the conditions are worse than the look". the nearly one inch of snow shut down City, County and State services as businesses also closed. With snow totals 20-30 inches in many parts of the Nation, I feel a little sheepish with friends and family north of the Mason/Dixon line. Signing off in a frigid Austin where the high is predicted to only hit 40 today..... and wondering if the kids will attempt a snow man.