We marvel with these readers at the smooth repetition of human-made structures and the chaotic arrangements found in nature. While they may seem random at first, if we just step back, we see the big picture.
Mark Holly, Bandera EC: Hotel balconies along the San Antonio River Walk.
Kathy Dumas, Pedernales EC: “I captured the morning sun sparkling off the frost on the grates of a patio table.”
Keith Cuddeback, Pedernales EC: Fallen leaves at Lost Maples State Natural Area.
Johnathan Kana, Bluebonnet EC: “The swirling pattern in these houseplant leaves is mesmerizing up close.”
Renee Walker, United Cooperative Services: “Festive colorful chairs waiting for diners at a Mexican restaurant.”
Emilie Griffith, Lyntegar EC: “Water on a leaf, discovered on a hike in Colorado.”
Kay Bell, Heart of Texas EC: “It’s amazing to find bees in the desert of Big Bend National Park.”
Sophia Stravitsch, Sam Houston EC: “These are the feathers on a black-bellied whistling duck.”
Brailey Ramirez Achury, South Plains EC: “Hiking in a slot canyon in Palo Duro Canyon.”
James Beavers, Heart of Texas EC: “The hidden melody of Dallas architecture.”
Alexandra Blunt, CoServ: “While working along the side of a road, I came across a patch of lily pads. I knew I had to capture the lone flower floating amongst the sea of green disks.”
Stephanie Cnare, CoServ: “The simplicity of black rocks on a beach in Iceland.”
David Laschinger, CoServ: “This was on a lobby wall at an Embassy Suites in San Luis Obispo, California.”
Lesa Lynch, Tri-County EC: Downtown Taos, New Mexico.
Daniel Warschun, CoServ: “While driving the perimeter of the Denton Enterprise Airport one afternoon, I noticed the water in a culvert had drained away and left this thin layer of ice.”
Tammy MacDonald, CoServ: “Beautiful sand, stone and flora blending and contrasting along the Lighthouse Trail in Palo Duro Canyon State Park.”
Reagan Williams, Pedernales EC: “Keep looking up.”