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This is not the best Pano, but I wanted to try and show you a little bit of what has become my favorite place to visit. This is a Waterfowel production area. No vehicles are allowed inside the boundries. It's only a couple of square miles in area, but as Waterfowel production areas go, it is fairly large. One of the reasons I like it so much is that there is no one living near it. Other than a couple of abandoned farmsteads, the nearest ranch is about three quarters of a mile to the NW. I was here for about 4 hours this morning. In that time I only saw one car go by on the gravel road. This is a southern view. Looking off on the Left side and continuing over the Horizon is a Federal Wildlife Refuge. Off to the east and back over your left shoulder is pasture land. The rancher there has a sizable herd of Bison. About three quarters of a mile off to the right ( west ) is a gigantic Gravel Pit, but you barely notice it. There is a little used highway about one half mile to the SE that again you can barely tell is there. In the center of the picture you can see the small pond/swamp that I've only shown with Fog rising over it.

http://littlebro.smugmug.com/photos/561411615_tzdt6-L.jpg

That picture was taken looking toward where I was standing when I took this picture.

The trees in the center of this picture are a stand of mixed hardwood, and just to the left of those is a stand of Tamarac that continues for quite some distance along a steam. Sadly, those are on private land. I've posted pictures of those earlier in another gallery.

http://littlebro.smugmug.com/gallery/8125129_A6fmF/1/529811355_KWPDw

There is another stand to your right ond back over your right shoulder that are not in this photo. Thoses ARE on the production area. Behind you ( to the north ) is an area of prairie and small potholes that is home to many species of wildflowers.

BTW - For those of you who do not know what Tamaracs are, They are a a deciduous conifer. They actually lose their needles evey fall just like a deciduous tree. They turn a brilliant gold before they lose their needles.

Oh yes, one other reason I like this area is that It is only 4 miles from my home. You can use the map this feature to see an aerial view.

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Houston, Texas Skyline at night on July 6, 2009 with the full moon rise over downtown

> Houston, Texas Skyline at night on July 6, 2009 with the full moon rise over downtown

Houston, Texas Skyline at night on July 6, 2009 with the full moon rise over downtown

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