Summer in South Texas

Since Old Man Winter has decided to skip a visit to Austin, I’m going to quit hoping.  Bring on the summertime.  These shoulder seasons suck when they come at the wrong time.  A friend from New York likes to say that Texas has two seasons:  hot and allergy.  I prefer hot, like it was when I shot this one at the Rafter R Ranch near Batesville.  South Texas is an acquired taste, if you’re not from around here.  I’ve acquired a strong affection for it.  The food, the people, the attitude, the lifestyle.  Weather is weather, wherever.  The people are what make the place.