A landlord’s labor
Purple martins flock to one of the 13 birdhouses at Chuck Doyle’s house on Moses Lake in Texas City. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds
Bird lovers work to provide the perfect housing for persnickety purple martins
Tom Merritt doesn’t know a whole lot about purple martins, but he sure knows how to build splendid houses for them. [Read more…]
‘It’s a lifestyle’
Aspen, from left, Craig and Randi Miller travel the rodeo circuit participating in roping competitions across the state. Photo by Stuart Villanueva
Santa Fe family enjoys roping and rodeos together
Brook and Marshall
Friends and family were in on the surprise proposal
Brook Morse and Marshall Paysse III started dating their senior year at O’Connell College Preparatory School in Galveston. [Read more…]
Blending island love and food
The cookbook committee for the Women’s Association of Galveston Country Club, from left, Martha Justice, Billie Lindamood, Cathy Abernethy, Suzanne Little, Kalondia Casey, Linda Penney and Jackie Fluke celebrate sending their “Coastal Collection” cookbook to the printer. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds
Cookbook showcases coastal cuisine and local landmarks
Suzanne Little loves to cook and she loves Galveston history.
So, the most obvious thing for her to do with those two loves was to combine them into a cookbook. [Read more…]
Well-wheeled islanders
Maria Dunn pedals her tricycle through her East End neighborhood in Galveston. Dunn, who never learned to ride a bicycle, wanted to be able to run errands or ride to the beach without driving her car. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds
In Galveston, trikes aren’t just for tykes
Tricycles, those three-wheel precursors to the bicycle, are a common sight around the island. But it’s not tykes on trikes. Adults are tooling all over town in them. [Read more…]
Carefully choreographed
Maureen Woods rides her horse Eve around a training pen, avoiding the barn cat, Clarissa, during practice at Cingles Equestrian Center in Santa Fe. Photo by Stuart Villanueva
In dressage, horse and rider become one in a ballet
Anyone can put a saddle on a horse and ride. The horse does all of the work — all the rider is required to do is not fall off the animal.
The real skill lies in how you ride the horse. [Read more…]
‘A tie to the land’
Island-born cattle rancher continues 100-year family legacy
Imagine a herd of cattle driven along a stretch of sand from around what’s now Jamaica Beach, turning north at 37th Street, to the Port of Galveston, boarding a ship and sailing to ports in Florida or the Caribbean. [Read more…]
Seeing the light
John Daniels, an electrician who spent years working in the oil industry, now turns industrial and household items into unique lighting fixtures. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds
People travel from all around to see unusual designs in Santa Fe shop
John Daniels has some bright ideas.
In his Santa Fe shop, he shows the world how he turns these ideas into reality. [Read more…]
Straight shooter
Police officer and photographer Joey Quiroga in June opened The Strand Gallery where he exhibits his artwork. Photo by Stuart Villanueva
Island police officer finds path through photography
By day, Joey Quiroga wears a badge and a gun. When the police officer isn’t keeping Galveston’s streets safe, he’s armed with a camera. [Read more…]