South Texas Shooters (Photography That Is!)

I am going to attempt to explain the title of this entry best as I can. So here goes! “Riding to the end of the line” a term that means’s something to folks that work in the business that I do for a living. I work in a city transit (bus) company, I have wanted to do this since I was a youngster, riding the bus or subway was a treat for me, I would ride in the front of the bus or car and pretend it was me doing all the work, it was fun and it was an escape from the projects were I lived, it made the world larger and full of color and excitement. After leaving the army I came to this place to pursue a life and happiness and for some time it was working that way, I was being happy and doing what I thought was right and fun!

But in recent times I have become a very quiet and solemn man who thinks of nothing good anymore, just the negatives in life seem to creep their way into my thoughts and worse than that into my heart. I thought by this time I would be with a family, you know two kids, a wife, dog and cat, a ton of bills but life would be good I could come home to a home with people and animals. I have gotten some of it, I have animals, a ton of bills but find very little happiness. If someone asks me how I’m doing I respond with “got no complaints, I’m above the ground”! I am thankful for most of the time that I am here and above the ground, but I am very tired of being angry, sad, disappointed and ashamed of how my life has turned out. I know that I have more than I should have and should be overjoyed at this. But today I am feeling sad for myself and can not forgive myself for it!

I want to find what is missing in life, whether it si the company of another or to just see all be content, and pleased with what they have. This I understand is a dream that shall never come true, wish it would, sometimes I pray it will happen, but know it is still a dream. I am trying so hard to make all around me happy and find that this is not good for me, sometimes I hope for a simple thank you and a hug, but it does not come.

I am on my own bus right now, I sit behind the wheel and check the destination sign every few moments to see where it is I am going and when I will arrive at the end of the line, so far nothing shows up in the destination sign and I am worried that I will run out of fuel before I get there and piss everyone off because I did not make it to the end of the line, on time or late, I just don’t get there, sitting on the side of the road, out of fuel and no trouble truck in sight! I am scared and don’t like the feeling, don’t like complaining about it, just plain old scared, not the best feeling in the world, but it is a feeling.

As was the purpose was to share life and photography with you (thank you for coming by), this is part of my life and hope you can forgive me for being sad and tired! I am blessed for I have what I have and should not sweat the rest but I do, my fault, my bad!

I have shared a darker side of life today and hope that this not become a trend that continues! SO now I share the photography which I do still enjoy, wish I could have someone share the passion with me at my side or me by her side or just plain old side by side, no one in front, no one behind just side by side. Hope you again enjoy the photography, no special theme, nothing special, just some photos to look at. Take care and again thank you for stopping by as you do. Take care and may there be a million smiles and equal number of hugs out there for you!
Peter

My favorite photo of me! (taken by someone else)

The cat

What to do?

How my mind and heart feel, all over the place and going nowhere! Flying away!

Hi Again,

Hope you all are doing well since the last entry? I have been doing well ups and downs just like us all go thru! Was a busy week last and had no desire to write about anything, so sorry for being such a lazy old fart. This past weekend was beautiful, had to work on Saturday but it was pleasant day overall. Sunday I took Red over to the neighbors, she just took in a basset puppy and introduced them, I think it was love at first sight, they played, ran (he can outrun her by a mile) play fought and just had a good time. Miss Sophie kept Red on his toes, it was a good afternoon for all of us.

This morning I was woke up by the chewing sound again, I maintained my cool and scolded Red for doing wrong, can not find what he was chewing on yet. But took him outside and got some fresh air and run time. It was just as the sun rose and was able to get a couple of photos. SO I own a bit to Red if not for waking me up I would not have got the photos that I did. Good Red, Bad Red all in one sentence! I just wish he would grow out of the chewing stage of life and go on to something more cool. But it is the way it is!

I hope that you week is good, filled with smiles, love and hugs from the ones that mean the most. May trouble go down the wrong street and get lost never to find you this week. Take care and have good week. Enjoy the photo’s and see you later.

Love,
Peter

Another Texas Sunrise

Sunrise Cat

The morning walk!

Red Dog

What’s Up! It is the second day back from a week’s vacation and for some unknown reason I am angry, I don’t think it’s work and am not sure why I feel this way, but I do. This morning I awoke and went to let the fur people out and found yet another thing that Red has chewed and destroyed beyond repair. I want this guy to have a safe home and all that good stuff but I am very frustrated to find more and more being destroyed bu him. I have gotten him objects that are meant to be chewed on and destroyed but it seems that he must pick out and item that has value to him alone and is of value to me. I find that today I wanted to belt him across the yard for doing this, he waits until I am asleep to go on this search and destroy mission. I guess he will not be allowed back into the house anymore! I am very frustrated by his actions and find that only help I seem to hear or get is that it is a puppy thing, put all you stuff away so that he can not get into it. I thought that this was my house and now I find that I am the guest and he runs the house. I think not, he may be a puppy but he will learn that he is the guest.

I have never before written anything like this, but I am at the end of the rope and do not want to put this dog at the end of his rope, so I think if I write about this maybe it will help (sure hope so!). I open the door and tried to provide a safe home to this guy and find that I am now afraid of the things I will find when and if I wake up, I guess that I am not an animal person that I thought I was or I have just lost the ability to keep cool.

I do apologize for ranting on like this, this blog was meant to share photography and life, maybe I should remember that life is not alway the bowl of cherries and cream sometimes there are bitter nuts and sour cream along the way. Well I have cried enough out here and it is about time I got ready for the regular days job. I shall close with a BIG THANK YOU for all who come by and read and check out the images I present on these e-pages! Thank you for your support. As always I leave you with a few more of my photos and hope you enjoy them, these have been posted on the web site (www.vwimages.com) if you care to visit please do and let me know what you think.

Have a great day and I promise to be in better spirits on the next entry.

Thank You,
Peter

My favorite big cat "Snow Leopard"

A table for two

Juust another favorite of mine, I like her look.

Good day,

It is Monday morning and I am headed back to the mean streets of SA today after a week vacation. Again did not do much as far as vacation stuff goes but the time away from work was good. Wish I could pass along some wonderful tales of exotic places visited and dazzle you with images of far away places but not this time.

The week off was spent close to the house with the fur people, getting my truck tended to by a friend, taking Mister Red for his first check up (clean bill of health, YA!) and some assorted minor things. It was not the best nor was it the worst, just somewhere in the middle.

I am hoping that this week will be good and we will be able to learn something new and have a bit of fun, that the folks I encounter at work do the right things and behave to a greater degree like adults, but only time will tell what will occur, I will do my best to deal with all that comes my way and keep moving forward.

Well some black & white photography to share with you on this day. The images are from the fur people around here and hope that you get a smile from these!

May your week be a good one, with few troubles and many warm smiles. Untill the next time be safe, stay warm and keep a smile in your heart.

Peter

Have you ever seen Supermans Cat? You have now!

Flying low & slow with the air brake on (tail up)

Red the dog

Ms Selma

A cat burgler leaves!

See YA! (my lost friend, Brooklyn)

Hello Again,

It’s Friday night and I do not have a hot date set up, don’t even have a luke warm date set up, so I spent the day going thru my digital negatives and have posted a new gallery to my web site http://www.vwimages.com , if you get a chance stop on by and check it out and let me know what you think.

The work week is over and the weekend begins, I hope that your week was without trouble and if there was that the trouble was small and easily take care of. May the weekend be good to you and may you get a chance to rest and enjoy. As for me I go back to work on Monday and wish I did not, but got to pay the rent and all the other stuff, so this weekend I will spend the best part of it getting ready to head back into the streets.

The vacation week was nothing special and during the week I went to help out a friend who was struck by tragedy. I got a call in the morning early in the week by my friend who was concerned that her son’s dog had not come in during the night, which is not the norm for Johnnie. As we talked I told her that I would drive by and see if I could spot him out on the road roaming around. A short while later she called and was in tears and told me not to bother she had found Johnnie, from the pain in her voice I knew it was the worst, my response to her was I would be over right away. As I drove up to her place I spotted her husband and a friend with shovels and just grabbed one and off we went to bury our friend. When I got out to the field where he lay I knew that coyotes had taken our friend. We hurried to bury him before her son got home from work, for this was his friend and companion and none of us wanted him to see him in this way (the sight was not good). The grave was dug and we put Johnnie to rest, her son did not see his friend and this was a good thing. Not the way one should spend a vacation, but it is the way friends help each other out so I have no regrets about doing what was needed.

I live in the country, there is ranch land and farm land around this area and coyotes are part of life as are many other wild animals. I have lost a cat to them (Cibolo) and have nothing good to say about them (coyote). My friend and her family will miss this fur person for sometime to come, he has been with them for 12 years, their son got him when he was 8 so he grew up with this friend and he is missing him something special. We all do for that matter, I have known Johnnie from the time he entered their home and he has always greeted me as part of the family. I miss him also and am sorry that he had to be taken in such a horrible manner.

I am going to share some photos of fur friends lost with you, this is not to make you sad or angry, but in hopes that the photos will make you smile as they do me. I miss them (especially Bronx, Brooklyn and Cibolo) but all the fur people I share with you on this page, but when I look back at these photos I do remember the joy of capturing that moment and the joy of each one deeply. So please do not be sad when you view these, but enjoy and celebrate with me what they have done!!!

Until the next time, keep in a smile in your heart!

Love,
Pete

Johnnie

Friends Lost

Miss Brooklyn

Mister Bronx & a young Miss Cibolo

Howdy All,

It is early morning (for me) and I felt it would be right to say hey and share some photos with you from the past few days, nothing fancy just sharing life with you. Since the last entry I have not done much of anything special. Wish I could tell you something like I went on a cruise no not yet. But when it happens you can be sure to read about it here. On Saturday night and early Sunday morning we got some heavy rainfall, about 5 inches fell overnight. It was very much needed rain, the past couple of years have been so dry, the ground crunches under your feet when you walk around. When I went out Sunday morning to take a look, the front yard was swamp like and the creek just down the road had swelled and was over the road, something that has not happened out here in a few years. All in all I thank God for sending the rain, with a little bit of luck there will be more.

The animals have been doing what they do, Mister Red is working towards an agreement with the cats, he seems to be doing well and he is going to the vet this afternoon for his first visit. Hope all goes well? The cats are not as shook about him as they had been, Miss Connie seems to somewhat enjoy him, she does run from him but I think she sees it as a game and he enjoys it, he needs to have some four legged friends.

Well I hope the week goes well and that you have a grand time. I will be back soon with more photos to share. For now take care and keep a smile in your heart.

Love, Pete

Run off from the yard towards the creek.

Women Hollaring Creek over the road, been some time since it has done this.

I am still "Top Cat" around these parts Mister!

Just a Happy Dog!

Can you ask for anything more!

South Texas sunrise (this morning)

Hello All,

I hope that this past week has been good to you and your family. The week was not bad for me, took Friday off in hopes to take a trip to Houston area for a softball tournament but as you can tell I am at the keyboard instead. It is raining as I type and this is a good thing. As this has been a very dry year in South Texas any and all rain is great by me even if I have to work in it or whatever. Just glad to see and feel the rain.

It has been a nice week, the dog Red and the cats are attempting to get along and more on Red’s part play. (check out the photos). I have started my last week of vacation for 2009 and am not sure what I will do, it was my hope to go back to New York and see family and be a tourist again, most of all I wanted to ride the subway and have a slice of pizza! O yes I wanted to have some Puerto Rican food which I miss very much. But as things go was not able to swing the trip this time. Try and stash some funds away for the next time.

Well today is the day I made my entrance into this world some 54 years ago in New York City and the city and I have not been the same since. I was surprised by some of the folks I work with at the bus company by a little party at our downtown information center, they were so sweet and really touched my heart. I hope to never forget their wonderful act of kindness towards me on Thursday. I still smile as I think back about it and it feels good. As for today I am not sure what I shall do, as most of the folks I call friends are busy with their lives and family I will more than likely take myself out to dinner and not sure after that. But I am thankful for making another year, hoping that I can do and be better than I was and improve.

I do plan on taking my camera out and about and so with a little bit of luck you can share my photos and story.

I hope that this day and weekend is good to you and yours and that you get and keep a smile!

Love,
Peter

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