Featured Wildlife Image: click thumbnail to load high resolution image.  This is an American Lady butterfly on a Blue Mist flower. Zoom in on the picture to see the fine detail.  Check out the spot just behind the butterfly's back foot. 

Image taken with Nikon D5600 with a 200-300 Nikkor lens set at 500mm. f/9 at 1/500 second, ISO 200.

We live just outside of Junction Texas at the western edge of the Texas Hill Country. We built our house overlooking Cedar Creek Valley and just behind Junction's scenic overlook.

Amateur Telescope Making:

• 22" Truss Tube Dobsonian Telescope Project
• 16" Truss Tube Dobsonian Telescope
• Observing Table Project
• Wheelbarrow Handle Quick Release Project
• Teflon Pad Calculator

Traveling in Style

• '26 T-Bucket - I no longer have this beauty and often wish I did. 
• North Trail 22FBS Travel Trailer