Collin Creek Mall is being demolished and investors are making way for a new mixed-use facility.
With fences all the way around, I have to find some higher ground to get the camera over them to see what is behind. Heavy machinery and piles of scrap lay around on the east side where the demolition is underway.
Photographed: Plano, TX 2019.09.26
It looks like they may have attempted to save some of the Mosaic that was on Macy’s.
Maybe this is what is meant by an “Open Air” Mall.
Our son, Fred, started bicycle riding for charity events somewhere around 2001 or 2002 which prompted me to do the same.
This ride was my first ride in 2004, the Recycle Rally in McKinney, Texas. It was drizzling rain and pretty cold the whole day. I was not even close to cycling shape, as you can see by the grimace on my face, but I finished 21 miles on a HEAVY bike. This is the finish line. There is a creek bottom to the left of the picture that drops about 50 feet down and back up.
Photographed by Fred: McKinney, Texas 2004.11.21
Now, several years later, I have a really lightweight carbon fiber road bike. My wife an I ride a tandem every so often. One of my brother-in-laws also rides now and then as well. Many times we make it a Family event when we can.
This year Fred and I are riding in Plano/Lucas. The event is the Emmitt Smith Grand Fondo befitting the Emmitt and Pat smith charities. There will be several local Celebrities riding as well.
I chose to do the 41 mile while he is riding 22 miles.
Doing these rides has taken us to several places in Texas we wouldn’t have gone otherwise. Juanita had camera duties this time. The picture below is taken in Corpus Christi, Texas for the inaugural Conquer the Coast ride in 2005.
While browsing through the thousands of photographs on my computer, I came across this (and several more) I almost forgot about.
Most every year, when I was growing up, our family vacations ended up here. The Texas Cowboy Reunion in Stamford, Texas. My dad loved his horses and rodeo.
My Mothers family lived 10 miles to the north in Haskell, Texas and many of my Fathers relatives lived in Stamford. We always had a good time with family and friends.
Several years ago while visiting my Dad, we stopped by. The main gate was locked but a gate in the back was open.
A few months ago on a quick trip to Abilene, Texas, we stopped at a roadside park as nature called. The park was landscaped nicely so, while waiting, I grabbed my camera.
I am not sure what variety of flower this is but the sun shining through the petals made a nice shot.
Most days at lunch, I take a walk around the neighborhood. Partially for exercise and partially for photos. Sometimes I find a photo here and there that I have not seen before, even though my path is generally the same.
The sun was hitting this prickly pear just right to make in look intimidating. I remember as a kid getting stuck with these things. Not fun!
Living in the city has it’s advantages, except for traffic, and skylines among a few other things.
I have to be selective when I take pictures of a nice sunrise or sunset to avoid all the other stuff around. It takes about an hour to drive somewhere else to see the horizon.
It seems like I tend to take a lot of pictures of flowers. This is no exception. As I was sitting on the back porch one Saturday afternoon, the sun was shining through the back of this Hibiscus flower.
It may make it to a printed photo one of these days!
Anyone that has lived in Texas for a while, knows that it gets hot in the summer. A nice shade tree is always a welcome site to park below. However I am not sure this will qualify.
This was taken near Broken Bow Oklahoma. It gets hot there too!
Photos by Pody 