LOOKING DOWN ON HISTORY
IN 1982, WHEN I DROVE SEMI EXPRESS TEAM ACROSS COUNTRY, I MANAGED TO GET INTO THE HOUSTON TEXAS AREA SEVERAL TIMES IN ONE YEAR. SINCE I WAS BORN IN PASADENA, JUST ACROSS THE RIVER FROM HOUSTON, I CONSIDER IT MY HOME AREA, ALTHOUGH I NOW LIVE IN CALIFORNIA. ANYWAY, WHILE ENDURING A LAYOVER FOR TWO WEEKS, I CALLED MY GRANDFATHER THERE AND BORROWED HIS CAR TO GO SITE SEEING. I TOOK MY CO-DRIVER AND WE ENDED UP AT THE SAN JACINTO MONUMENT AND BATTLE SHIP MEMORIAL FOR THE USS TEXAS. WHEN I GOT TO THE TOP OF THE MONUMENT AND LOOKED OUT THE VIEWING PORT, I FELT LIKE I WAS “LOOKING DOWN ON HISTORY”. NOT PUTTING DOWN HISTORY, BUT LOOKING DOWN. I WAS A LONG WAYS UP IN THE AIR AT THE TOP OF THE MONUMENT. THE CONCRETE BOARDER AROUND THE REFLECTION POND IS SINKING FARTHER AND FARTHER INTO THE SOIL EACH YEAR. I UNDERSTAND THAT SINCE 1982 WHEN THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN, IT HAS SANK EVEN FARTHER DOWN AND THE POND HAS SPREAD OUT OF IT’S BANKS EVEN MORE.
LOOKING DOWN ON HISTORY belongs to the following groups:
"Stream Crossings", Blast from the Past, Landscape Photography, Nautical, Pylon Photos and Art and WarAvailable for sale as Cards and Matted Prints
barnsis, 3 months ago
Beautiful vista, great depth.
SMOKEYDOGSOCKS in reply to barnsis’s comment, 3 months ago
IT IS A GREAT VIEW ISN’T IT? THANKS FOR THE VISIT AND COMPLIMENT. BOB