Today (2017-02-18), we watched the attempted launch of the Space X Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station. Unfortunately the mission was aborted at T minus 13 seconds due to some equipment anomalies. Shown in the photo is the rocket at the moment of launch abort. You can see the Florida […]
I recently read that Google Earth updated their Earth images from Landsat 7 to Landsat 8. Of course the first view I had to inspect was the World’s Tallest Water Sphere and Kawameeh Park. The image looks bright and clear with details I have never seen before. Rooftops, sidewalks, and streets look so clear. The […]
Here is a great photo from 360 GigaPixels. This particular view is looking southwest from the Empire State Building in Manhattan towards New Jersey on 2016/02/24. The photo resolution is an incredible 203200 x 101600. If you printed this at 300DPI, it would be 18 meters/57 feet wide and 9 meters/28 feet tall. The top […]
Here is another nice water tower shot near Waco, Texas. This photo is from our intrepid reported Jason Baker as he speed down I-35 around sunset. Here is precise location on Google Street View, you can see it on the right. The sun has rolled along the horizon where it has encountered the water tower […]
Here’s a wonderful photo of the Round Rock, Texas water tower. This comes to our site from blogger and photographer Jason Baker. Round Rock is north of Austin, Texas. It has an historical town center. This tower is close by. From the photo, the tower is somewhat well maintained. No obvious problems, but it has […]
Abbott Texas has a nice water tower. As seen in the photo, the tower is white, has the town name, and is a true water sphere! It is relatively unencumbered with mobile phone antennas, although it does have aviation lights on top and two maintenance attachment collars beneath the sphere. Although not very tall, it […]
Salado, Texas has a beautiful water sphere. This photo was taken along Interstate I-35 between Austin and Waco. The Salado water tower is a true water sphere. It has the attractive double collar. It is still un-encumbered by lights and antennas. In this photo you can see the sheet metal and weld lines. The sky […]
This water tower was spotted near the Turkey Lake plaza of the Florida Turnpike. Its ominous black silhouette fits perfectly with the Halloween season. This is a rather unusual paint job for a water tower. What were they thinking? Is this some primer coat waiting for something more cheerful? It the intent to hide the […]
There are many strange and wondrous things happening in the Kawameeh Swamp in Union, New Jersey, near the Kawameeh Junior High School. People from this area in Union, New Jersey expect many off-beat weird things, but this must be one of the unexplained wonders. It is a swamp, so expect these things: reed grasses, water […]
Here is another big, blue, beautiful water sphere from Lakeway, Texas (near Austin). Notice that this is a true water sphere, in fact it looks like a miniature version of Union’s World’s Tallest Water Sphere! See the navigation lights and the the lightning arrestors at the top. Also see the two rings for safety harnesses […]
Here is a dark and moody photo of the World’s Tallest Water Sphere that we call “Gloom and Lasers” Notice the red laser guns firing as yellow explosions light up the base of the WTWS. Despite the blasts, the water tower remains firm and resolute against the nighttime Union skyline. Thanks to our intrepid reporter […]
Here is a beautiful self-portrait of a man and his water sphere. This has got to be one of the best water tower photo angles I have seen. It almost looks as if the tower is in front of his face. Is it going to hit him in the head? Will he dodge the blow? […]
This nice water tower from a September 2014 trip shows the Pierron, Missouri tower from US Interstate 70 near St. Louis. The tower is a true water sphere. I wonder why light blue is a common color. Perhaps it blends with the sky. Perhaps it suggests clean water. Notice also the convenient location of cell […]
Here is a photo for all water tower lovers that will have you seeing double. This photo was taken from a September 2014 road trip. The location is I-44 somewhere in Missouri (probably around Springfield). The prison assures humane treatment by providing redundant twin towers. Note that the towers are not water spheres but rather […]
Here is a view of the World’s Tallest Water Sphere on Christmas Day 2013. This was a partly cloudy day around 30 degrees. Look at those clouds! This photo show the grounds surrounding the WTWS from above. Notice the area is relatively clean and free of graffiti. The service buildings and asphalt looks in good […]
Here is a link to a video about water towers from the Today Show. In Rosemont, Illinois, there is a nice water tower with a great “rose and stem” paint scheme. Notice the multifunction tower with its water supply and mobile antennas functions, and also the classy artistic paint scheme. Great water tower. Also notice, […]
Shown in the photo is a nice water tower from Lakeway, Texas, just west of Austin. The tower is mostly light blue with a nice white golf ball with painted dimples at the top. What make the paint scheme so nice is that this water tower is a rarity – a true water sphere. The […]
Here is a photo from November of 2009 of the dismantling and cleanup of the Austin Green Water Treatment Plant in Austin, TX. This photo looks south with Caesar Chavez Blvd. and Lady Bird Lake in the background. This water tower was a true water sphere. Not very tall, but notice the wonderful circularity of […]
Here is a bronze or copper plaque on an Elizabeth River tributary dated 1931 near the World’s Tallest Water Sphere near the Burke Parkway and Kawameeh Drive intersection. This plaque is embedded in a bridge guard rail. I love the green verdigris color of the plaque, the green mossy color spilling below, and the tan/pink […]
This is a view of the World’s Tallest Water Sphere with some geese on 2012/12/17. The geese love the warm and wet field and seem to feed on anything that happens to be hopping in the grass. Notice some nice color bands on the bottom half of the photo. Brown, beige, and green. Notice gray […]