Hayride
Some things sound a lot better than they turn out to be.
Category: Sports and Recreation
Sports and Recreation
Don’t Worry, Dude
Sandlot Softball
1950’s Nostalgia. Boys gather to play ball at the local playground. Inspired by an old family photo. Acrylic on canvas. 18″ X 24″
Texas v Notre Dame, 1970 Cotton Bowl
After besting Arkansas in “The Game of the Century,” No. 1 Texas hosted No. 9 Notre Dame in the Cotton Bowl, New Year’s Day, 1970. The Fighting Irish were making their first bowl appearance since the 1925 Rose Bowl. Notre Dame led 17-14 midway through the final period until QB James Street directed the Longhorns […]
Texas-Arkansas Game of the Century
1969. It was the 100th year of college football. Texas was ranked #1, Arkansas #2. It was hyped as the “Game of the Century.” The Longhorns overcame turnovers and a 14-0 Arkansas lead to claim an exciting 15-14 victory. UT QB James Street hit Randy Peschel on a dramatic 4th-and-3 play late in the game […]
Good Form, Bad Timing
More on gymnastics.
Bad Style, Great Effort
It’s beyond my understanding how gymnasts can do all the things they do on the balance beam. It’s only 4 inches wide!
Backyard Croquet Lesson
Granted, if you’re going to play croquet you need to mow the grass a little shorter but the three year old grandson didn’t know it mattered. Pencil on clay-coated paper. 7″ X 10″