and that ain't all! A discovery was made that will amplify our work soon. It's been right under our noses for sometime and trying to figure out why it had not been discovered sooner is still at large. Having said that, Praise God from whom all blessing flow.
Easter Sunday was spent walking the Arts District. The Deck park created over Texas Spur 366 aka Woodall Rodgers Expressway, was an instant success in re-joining Uptown with downtown after the expressway split the two districts years ago. Not only has it been a very large success story, it has grown in acreage to 5.2 total with the dog park moving across the street on the downtown side and increased in size. The place was packed with people.The splash pools were running and toddlers were having a blast. Tweeners and Teens were on the ping pong tables and fooseball tables, while others were getting shots of families, kids or grandparents at the Easter Egg Photo Op area and the other areas were well filled with humanoids.
The food trucks were anchored in on site and were busy. I even found time to have a "bird dog" at Fletcher's Corny Dog Truck. My second purchase this year. After leaving there, I walked up the hill into downtown and got the bus stop at Ross Avenue. I had hoped to hear the bells ring out the hours but had suspected that they would be quiet between Good Friday until Easter. Never heard them ring this time for what ever reason. The bell tower's tiers of small to large bells echo's throughout the area when they do ring and I miss hearing them. Karl Haas' Adventures in Good Music that I enjoyed at WJR-Detroit for years had recorded church bells rings throughout Europe and in the States. It was an annual playing if memory serves me correctly over the years. Just the peeling of the bells have a melody of their own and it is a sound that I totally enjoy.
Just the day before, I spent some time at the AAC watching the people mull around hours before the NCAA Southern Division Play off on the road to the final four. The winds were sustained at 25 MPH with gust at 45
MPH. An unwritten rule of photography concerning the shooting of flags is never shoot them when the wind isn't blowing. It was hoped that some shots of the Mike Madonna statue recently unveiled on St. Patrick's Day of the Dallas Stars Hockey Franchise and also had hoped to get a shot of Dirk's street renamed for him as a Maverick Franchise key player. Albeit the winds were just to strong. I was even pushing me forward and backwards and several times between the train station up the plaza to the AAC my cart was pushed forward and at one time was pulling me with it.
