Independent Refining Corporation, Hamshire, Texas:
See this set on Flickr
Located in Southeast Texas, the Independent Refining Corporation crude oil facility was built in the 1940’s and expanded in the late 1970’s. The refinery was closed in 1981 (or '82), following "elimination of governmental small refinery subsidies, and implementation of new pollution control regulations that necessitated large capital expenditures." The facility was purchased out of bankruptcy in 1986, but never re-started operations.
The entire place seemed like it was caught in some sort of Planet of The Apes time warp, with nature slowly working itself back into a dominant position. An absolute pleasure to explore!
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Thursday, September 4, 2008
Pan's Evacuation to Longview, TX
When we were forced to evacuate from Hurricane Gustav, my daughter and I went to my hometown, Longview, up in NorthEast Texas. We have family there, and we hadn't seen most of them since we evacuated for Hurricane Rita :-(
Naturally, we had to take Pan, so I made sure to grab some photos of her while we were up there. She did really good in her cat-nip laced carrier... you know... "Pandora's Box"
As a reward for her good behavior on the 215 mile trip, I bought her a new feathered-ball-dangle-stick ....toy:
There were a LOT of people in and out of this VERY strange house (to Pan, anyway)... so she ended up getting spooked quite often at all the noises and voices... I tried to grab some photos, but this the best one I managed to get.. Not a very good shot, but you can still see a little bit of a fluffy tail.
Pan played a LOT with the new toy, and her favorite, a plush giraffe... Below, Pan is ready to pass out from all the activity. Oh yeah, she got a nice blue collar, too!
Getting in trouble while playing with the giraffe:
Pandora Pics
Some photos of our kitten, Pan... (Pandora)
These were taken when she was about nine weeks old, and still battling earmites.
She's a cutie, and just happens to be sitting in my lap as I write, looking up to me as if to say, "why are you not feeding me right now?"
More photos in a bit...
Friday, August 29, 2008
Pandora the Cat
Weedhopper is proud to introduce....
PAN!
As you can see, she's a solid black, 4 month old furball, and she's full of life. (sorry for the poor image quality, taken with phone)
After a successful battle against fleas and ear mites, we had her spayed along with vaccines, etc.. She was born outside, and the people we got her from really hadn't taken very good care of her.
But, I'm pleased to say that she has recovered nicely, and other than being shaved in a few odd spots, Pan is a very healthy, very happy kitty! So, all said and done... Other than a major dispute over the bill from the vet... all went extremely smooth.
More to come about her (and the vet) later.
2007 Honda Civic Si
Say hello to my little friend..
In July of 2007, I traded in my Galaxy Gray 2006 Civic EX for it's big brother, the Si. I will be posting more here about my car, but for now you should visit my other website to read more about this awesome little ride. Pictures and specs and links, oh my!
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