best pictures of the week (W45/2023)

I’ve been getting interested in photography lately, at least the casual sort of taking pics that catch my eye, using my phone camera. So, for your viewing pleasure, I now present some of my better pictures in the last week.

Keep your eyes peeled, I may make this a regular occurrence (perhaps monthly instead of weekly, though).

Tuesday 11-07-2023

Tuesday morning I saw that a bunch of flags were half-mast so I biked around campus for a solid hour taking pictures of half-mast flags and memorials, as part of an idea for an upcoming project in one of my classes.

Not all of these pictures are part of that, some are just things I saw on the way.

A Pepsi delivery truck, the colors clearly contrasted against the drab buildings in the background. — I’ve found myself intrigued by soda delivery trucks lately; I have a matching one to this of a Mountain Dew truck. Alas, though, that was not in the last week, so it does not appear in this post.

The US and Texan flags, half mast on a flagpole in the middle of a field, in front of a building. — This is the official main entrance to Texas A&M’s campus—at least, I think it is. It’s a big campus, there are a lot of entrances.

The same US and Texan flags, half mast, but with the US flag between the viewer and the sun, creating a neat eclipsed effect. — This is the same flagpole, just with the half-mast US flag eclipsing the sun.

A number of flagpoles, without flags. Beside them is a monument with a bunch of names and John 15:13; "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." — If you look closely, you may notice John 15:13 on that monument. An appropriate verse for the theme of this photoshoot.

A pond with a waterfall on the left. There is a rock near the waterfall on which a turtle proudly sits. — There is hardly a more apt word to describe this turtle than “majestic”. Turtles are neat.

A building with a curved wall and large windows is visible, across a lawn from the viewer. On either sides of the lawn are trees and stone columns. — This has a certain “Taj Mahal” feel to it, does it not?

Nine different flags, all half mast, receding away from the viewer. — So many flags! This lines the street between the Memorial Student Center and the football field.

Wednesday 11-08-2023

I revisited the park to do some work the next evening when my dorm’s fire alarm began freaking out. It was restful! This is perhaps the one place on campus where you can hear nature sounds. Except maybe on the golf course; I haven’t visited it. Why on earth does a university campus need a golf course anyway?

I also recorded some passive audio of the waterfall sounds, the traffic sounds from the nearby road, and the ducks I got to see as a potential sequel to my recent audio postcard (go listen to it if you haven’t!).

There were some people fishing in the pond; I don’t know if it’s allowed or not, but they were doing it.

A view of the pond in Aggie Park. Across the pond are some white tents and trees. It looks extremely serene. — It looks more serene than it was. There were some people across the pond celebrating getting their Aggie Rings (I presume), popping champagne corks and taking pictures while it fizzed out with big lights flashing to light the scene. A little distracting, until I moved.

A view of the pond from the other side, with ducks swimming around. On the other side of the pond is the enormous Kyle Field (the stadium seats 110,000) and a gigantic US flag. — That stadium seats 110,000 people. Aggieland is insane… Oh look, ducks!

A better angle to see the ducks and a bridge over the pond. The stadium is less prevalent. There is a man with a blue cap, he is fishing though it's hard to tell in this picture. — The man with the blue cap on the left is fishing, though you can’t tell from this angle.

A curved, tubular building is across the road; the Hagler center. — I have to visit this building once a year to write a thank you letter to my deceased scholarship donor. They provide candy, though, so I stuff my pockets on my way out.

the rest of the week

I apparently didn’t take many pictures the rest of the week. Ah, well. Maybe next time.

I hope you enjoyed this format, let me know if you did!