As much as I enjoy the outing, after a few years it does tend to get a bit "been there, seen that" and finding new and better ways to tell the story becomes challenging.

Always carry a camera, because you just never know.

Every year, the weekend after the Renaissance Festival, the Galveston Historical Society puts on a Victorian-themed Soiree. Once in a while I go down there to decompress. It's lots of people in period costumes, a little bit of stuff for sale, and a big parade.

Every October the Gandhi Library in Houston hosts a celebration of the Mahatma's birthday. It starts with a 5K walk. This year, I went along.

I grew up around what are now called "vintage" sports race cars. (We just called them sports cars. And yeah, we raced them. Sometimes legally.) I took a break for many years after college, due to lack of money, time, and a car, and having learned that while I had the nerve to drive competitively, and the wish, I didn't have the reflexes. I had the opportunity to drop by Texas World Speedway and say hello again to Dad's old project restoration car, so I did... and I got sort of hooked in again. I don't want to drive now, but it's still fun to be around the cars I remember and people who love the sport the way I do.

Houston has a significant community of Sikhs, devotees of an Indian monotheistic path developed in the 15th Century. In August of 2012, a White Supremacist Neo-Nazi in Wisconsin shot and killed 6 Sikhs while they were preparing for a communal meal at their temple. Houston Mayor Annise Parker and members of her administration put together an interfaith candlelight vigil a few days later and many members of the community, Sikhs and nonSikhs alike, turned out.

"Better Block" is a pilot project designed to create a "Complete Streets" environment where streets become legitimate public spaces, designed for use by pedestrians, cyclists, mass transit, and private powered transport. The idea, as I understand it, is to encourage residents to consider other possible ways to design cities and neighborhoods to reduce the need for long-distance travel, saving energy and time and creating a sense of shared space. In May of 2012, a section of Washington Avenue in Houston became a Better Block for an afternoon. It was... interesting.

Celebrating the Battle of Pueblo (NOT "Mexican Independence Day.")

Been a Rennie since before I became a photographer. No captions here, just players and guests.