Waiting for Retirement These naval aircraft are “out back” on the tarmac behind the National Naval Aviation Museum at the Naval Air Station (NAS) in Pensacola, Florida. They are waiting for the day when a little elbow grease and polish can put them back in shape as if ready for another mission. Read more at http://www.timstanleyphotography.com/2013/07/waiting-for-retirement/.

The Day the Wall Came Down The essence of freedom can be a hard concept to show symbolically, but the sculpture “The Day the Wall Came Down” depicts it well. This statue of a stallion and four mares are shown running through the rubble of the collapsed Berlin Wall. Read more at http://www.timstanleyphotography.com/2013/07/the-day-the-wall-came-down/

Hermann Park Hermann Park is an interesting place to spend the day, or just an hour or two. There are pathways and trees, water and monuments, golf courses and museums and so much more to explore. It’s really quite a treasure right in the middle of downtown Houston and the Houston Medical Center. Standing on the north edge of McGovern Lake with the Houston Zoo to your back, you can look across the Mary Gibbs and Jesse H. Jones Reflection Pool and see past the Sam Houston Monument, all the Mecom Fountain. Read more at http://www.timstanleyphotography.com/2013/07/hermann-park/