Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Turtle Release

Spectators watch as Tallulah, a Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle is released with a satellite transmitter attached to it's shell into the Gulf of Mexico near the McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge in Sabine Pass, TX, Tuesday, August 14, 2007. (Beaumont Enterprise, Tammy McKinley)

Surfing the Gulf

K.C. "Grubby" Compton rides a wave near Rocky's Fishing Pier in High Island, TX, Friday, August 17, 2007. (Beaumont Enterprise, Tammy McKinley)

A wave crashes over K.C. "Grubby" Compton while surfing the Gulf of Mexico near Rocky's fishing pier on HIgh Island, TX, Friday, August 17, 2007. (Beaumont Enterprise, Tammy McKinley)

K.C. "Grubby" Compton does a back flip off his board while surfing in High Island, TX, Friday, August 17, 2007. (Beaumont Enterprise, Tammy McKinley)

Missed Opportunity

Two players collide as both attempt to catch the ball during practise at Bridge City High School in Bridge City, TX, Tuesday, August 14, 2007. (Beaumont Enterprise, Tammy McKinley)

kid at beach

Sadie Miller (7) of Austin plays in the surf near the McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge in Sabine Pass, TX, Tuesday, August 14, 2007. (Beaumont Enterprise, Tammy McKinley)

Gator

An alligator emerges from the bogs to check out the commotion during the Texas Hogwallow grand opening In Deweyville, TX, Saturday, August 11, 2007. (Beaumont Enterprise, Tammy McKinley)

Texas Hogwallow mud bogging

Damian Cunningham (left) of Brooklyn watches the four-wheelers drive through the mud at the Texas Hogwallow grand opening In Deweyville, TX, Saturday, August 11, 2007. (Beaumont Enterprise, Tammy McKinley)

Allen Cunningham of Brooklyn rides his four-wheeler through the mud at the Texas Hogwallow grand opening In Deweyville, TX, Saturday, August 11, 2007. (Beaumont Enterprise, Tammy McKinley)

Devin Nichols (2) of Kirbyville enjoys the day's festivities at the Texas Hogwallow grand opening In Deweyville, TX, Saturday, August 11, 2007. (Beaumont Enterprise, Tammy McKinley)

Dragonfly

A dragonfly lands on a dead bloom at the Buu Mon Buddhist Temple lotus garden in Port Arthur, TX, Thursday, August 9, 2007. (Beaumont Enterprise, Tammy McKinley)

Water Lilies

Water lilies are on display in the gardens at the Buu Mon Buddhist Temple in Port Arthur, TX, Thursday, August 9, 2007. (Beaumont Enterprise, Tammy McKinley)

A water lily blooms in the morning sun in the lotus garden at the Buu Mon Buddhist Temple in Port Arthur, TX, Thursday, August 9, 2007. (Beaumont Enterprise, Tammy McKinley)

Buu Mon Temple

Reverend Huyen Viet (left) and Reverend M. Kassapa prepare to begin their morning prayers at the Buu Mon Buddhist Temple in Port Arthur, TX, Thursday, August 9, 2007. (Beaumont Enterprise, Tammy McKinley)

Reverend Huyen Viet and Reverend Tri Quang say their morning prayers at the Buu Mon Buddhist Temple in Port Arthur, TX, Thursday, August 9, 2007. (Beaumont Enterprise, Tammy McKinley)

Reverend Huyen Viet sits near one the water gardens at the Buu Mon Buddhist Temple in Port Arthur, TX, Thursday, August 9, 2007. (Beaumont Enterprise, Tammy McKinley)

Reverend Tri Quang (left), Reverend Huyen Viet, and Reverend M. Kassapa say their morning prayers at the Buu Mon Buddhist Temple in Port Arthur, TX, Thursday, August 9, 2007. (Beaumont Enterprise, Tammy McKinley)

Pentecostal Pastor

Reverend Henry Stevens reaches heavenward during a song of praise during his 90th birthday celebration at the First United Pentecostal Church in Orange, TX, Saturday, August 4, 2007. (Beaumont Enterprise, Tammy McKinley)

Autistic pianist

Fifteen year old Jarroth Lang plays the piano in his home in Fannett, TX, Thursday, August 2, 2007. Lang is blind, autistic and has multiple limb deformities. (Beaumont Enterprise, Tammy McKinley)

Bridges

The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge can be seen in the mirror while driving from Pleasure Island to Port Arthur in Port Arthur, TX, Thursday, August 2, 2007. (Beaumont Enterprise, Tammy McKinley)

Heron

A Blue Heron wades through the marsh at Lakefront Park on Pleasure Island in Port Arthur, TX, Thursday, August 2, 2007. (Beaumont Enterprise, Tammy McKinley)