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Lake House

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cazzy
cazzy Posts: 9,136
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As most Texans know, the drought has been horrible for our properties...especially our lake houses.

This is what the lake house looked like in May and two weeks ago:
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This is today and we're so freaking happy about it:
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Just a hack that makes some $hitty BBQ....
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  • Village Idiot
    Village Idiot Posts: 6,959
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    Where is it, Caz?
    __________________________________________

    Dripping Springs, Texas.
    Just west of Austintatious


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  • CPARKTX
    CPARKTX Posts: 2,095
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    One of the reasons I just sold the boat I had on Lake Travis. Which lake are you on?
    LBGE & SBGE.  Central Texas.  
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  • cazzy
    cazzy Posts: 9,136
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    Lake Corpus Christi in Sandia, TX
    Just a hack that makes some $hitty BBQ....
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  • Little Steven
    Little Steven Posts: 28,817
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    Where's the boat caz?

    Steve 

    Caledon, ON

     

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  • TUTTLE871
    TUTTLE871 Posts: 1,316
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    Here's ours two weeks ago, Eagle Mountain Lake.

    "Hold my beer and watch this S##T!"

    LARGE BGE DALLAS TX.

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  • cazzy
    cazzy Posts: 9,136
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    Little Steven said:

    Where's the boat caz?

    Behind me under the car port. I don't think any of the water toys have touched water in nearly two years.
    Just a hack that makes some $hitty BBQ....
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  • henapple
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    don't think any of the water toys have touched water in nearly two years.

    I hope that's not a metaphor...
    Green egg, dead animal and alcohol. The "Boro".. TN 
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  • warwoman
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    henapple said:
    don't think any of the water toys have touched water in nearly two years. I hope that's not a metaphor...
     
    Bad, bad, bad.....!

    :))
    From the NE Georgia Mountains! Me, SWMBO, and two spoiled ass Springers!
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  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 18,731
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    Glad that the rains have been good for you :)

    #1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February  2013 • #3 Mini May 2013
    A happy BGE family in Houston, TX.
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  • FlyingTivo
    FlyingTivo Posts: 352
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    Even if the lake is low, the Summer house is looking good!!!!
    Sorry that the Big Red thing got in the way!

    Felipe

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    Men, easier fed than understood!!
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  • Griffin
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    Sweet! I heard from a friend in Corpus that the lake was full. Didn't know whether to believe him. Hope the tanks at our ranch are filled.

    Rowlett, Texas

    Griffin's Grub or you can find me on Facebook

    The Supreme Potentate, Sovereign Commander and Sultan of Wings

     

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  • cazzy
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    It was a good weekend.  Finally talked my FIL into getting a egg after the steaks I made on the gasser didn't compare to my steaks off the egg.  Flavor was good, but the gasser just didn't get hot enough to get a good sear on it.  The biggest problem was the meat...little to no marbling and appeared to be grass fed.  Results were way tougher than my usual.

    It was a beautiful night as it was pretty much a moonless night without a visible cloud anywhere.  So, I had to pull out the camera and tripod...

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    Just a hack that makes some $hitty BBQ....
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  • cazzy
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    FlyingTivo said:
    Even if the lake is low, the Summer house is looking good!!!!
    Sorry that the Big Red thing got in the way!

    Felipe

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    Nice Bike!  What is it?
    Just a hack that makes some $hitty BBQ....
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  • cazzy
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    Griffin said:
    Sweet! I heard from a friend in Corpus that the lake was full. Didn't know whether to believe him. Hope the tanks at our ranch are filled.
    It's good for now...but the damn environmentalist have already opened up the damn to let water out.  They don't think we need water!  :(
    Just a hack that makes some $hitty BBQ....
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  • ringkingpin
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    Cazzy, your photos are VERY impressive!  Awesome!  I'd love to hear what your setup is.  Boy do you have clear skies too!
    I'm waiting on some 70mm, 40degree binocs.  Our skies are anything like yours but they aren't horrible.  
    Nice pics!
    "Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you who you are."
     Brillat-Savarin
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  • CPARKTX
    CPARKTX Posts: 2,095
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    Nice photos Caz
    LBGE & SBGE.  Central Texas.  
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  • cazzy
    cazzy Posts: 9,136
    edited November 2013
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    ringkingpin said:
    Cazzy, your photos are VERY impressive!  Awesome!  I'd love to hear what your setup is.  Boy do you have clear skies too!
    I'm waiting on some 70mm, 40degree binocs.  Our skies are anything like yours but they aren't horrible.  
    Nice pics!
    Those were taken with a Nikon D600 body and a Nikon 14-24 f/2.8.  Used a remote shutter release and a Manfrotto tripod.

    Thankfully, there isn't too much light pollution.  I eagerly await taking a trip to Canyonlands National Park and taking some photos where there isn't any visible light. 

    Thanks!!
    Just a hack that makes some $hitty BBQ....
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  • Wolfpack
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    Caz- how long was the exposure to get that much light- really great shots
    Greensboro, NC
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  • cazzy
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    Wolfpack said:
    Caz- how long was the exposure to get that much light- really great shots
    Shot them at 14mm, F/2.8, 30 second exposure, and at ISO 3200.  I did enable Long Exposure and High ISO Noise Reduction.  At 14mm, I could have gone a little longer on the exposure and dropped my ISO a bit as I wasn't getting any hint of star trails.  It was my first time shooting stars, so I'll tweak my settings next time.

    Thanks for the compliments. 
    Just a hack that makes some $hitty BBQ....
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  • U_tarded
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    Looks great if you hit up canyon lands you will be in my neck of the woods (well a few hours away). You will get some big stars there
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  • FlyingTivo
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    Cazzy:
    On our lake they also opened up the lake to drain it, they argue that they need to fix the flood gates. We had 2 years drought and they could not fix them then. Its just too darn stupid!!

    The bike is a BMW GS 1200 wet head.

    Felipe
    Men, easier fed than understood!!
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  • cazzy
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    FlyingTivo said:

    Cazzy:

    On our lake they also opened up the lake to drain it, they argue that they need to fix the flood gates. We had 2 years drought and they could not fix them then. Its just too darn stupid!!

    The bike is a BMW GS 1200 wet head.

    Felipe
    I agree...it's incredibly stupid. There is nothing more upsetting than having a lake house...then having to walk past your dock to reach water. I'm pretty sure they will find some reason to drain the water, so we're trying to enjoy it while we can.

    I thought it was a BMW...very very nice!!!
    Just a hack that makes some $hitty BBQ....
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  • ChuckChampion
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    Beautiful photos Cazzy! thanks for sharing
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  • Eggcelsior
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    Strong work on the star shots Cazzy. I haven't seen a sky like that in years. Can't wait for some middle winter horizon shots when I go camping.
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