eight hundred five pics made, seven fifty three of them were terrible Lubbock, Texas photographed 7.4.2025 #haiku #poetry #fireworks

If you’re ever close to Addington, Oklahoma, try to plan time for a stop at the Jesus Gospel Park. Really. It’s a place you just need to see for yourself. Oh, and is it just me, or does the Book of Life appear to have been written in…barbed wire? Addington, Oklahoma photographed 7.23.2026

Motorcycles on exhibit gave me chance to take a self-portrait. Lubbock, Texas photographed 6.27.2025 #haiku #poetry

There are many barriers to education – poverty, health issues, lack of transportation, lack of funding, insufficient resources, technology gaps, facility deficiencies, barbed wire. Pernell, Oklahoma photographed 7.24.2026 #abandonedschool #oklahoma

Long-ago, un-done project briefly returns, but then it disappears. Lorenzo, Texas photographed 4.18.2025 #haiku #poetry

The cemetery had this sign posted at every entrance. And no matter how many times I saw it, I could not figure out what it was meaning to tell me. It seems pretty important, but I never could get it. Kellyville, Oklahoma 7.24.2026

Honestly, there’s a good chance I didn’t mean this to be blurry. Lubbock, Texas photographed 9.23.2014 #haiku #poetry

Yesterday I spent a sizeable portion of the day working on an abstract monotype (plot twist!!) and I guess my brain was really into it. When I went out to grab some dinner I saw an abstract image right there in front of me… Lubbock, Texas photographed 8.1.2026 #abstract

I can always tell when I’m working hard to get a shot lined up, because I hold the tip of my tongue a certain why. Apparently, the placement of it triggers the “photo composition” part of my brain. Or, you know, something like that… Route 66 Bristow, Oklahoma photographed 7.24.2026

Old thin quilts make me think of sunshine and the smell of cut grass. Lubbock, Texas photographed 6.27.25 #haiku #poetry

Seeing this woman undressing the mannequin – and catching it in time to get the shot! – was the best thing all day. The second best thing was when that same woman, after noticing me and my camera, came outside and apologized for getting in the shot. Route 66 El Reno, Oklahoma photographed 7.26.2026

Houseguests looked at me funny while I photographed dried-up flowers. Lubbock, Texas photographed 5.26.2025 #haiku #poetry

I don’t even like this photo very much. My apologies for posting. (I edit in advance of when I post, so a week or so ago, I did like it. What changed? Beats me, but, man am I ever in a shitty mood. Anyway, whatever I post on August 1 will not be a photo I actively dislike!) Portland, Maine 3.15.26

Ten-street neighborhood has odd mix – vacant houses, old stuff, and new homes. Lubbock, Texas photographed 5.20.2025 #haiku #poetry

DO NOT get photographers started on LED lighting, which doesn’t provide those starbursts in photos the way “real” lights do. I had a sense of future nostalgia when I made this image a few months ago…there are more and more LEDs every time I am out taking photos at night. Portland, Maine 3.15.2026

No real clues about what the deal was at this place: just cross and a chair. Redford, Texas photographed 2.19.2025 #haiku #poetry

Beats me why, but mannequins in windows are something that I really like to photograph. And also, what’s the deal with her thumbs. Portland, Maine photographed 3.15.2026 #portland #oldport #maine

Beats me why, but mannequins in windows are something that I really like to photograph. And also, what’s the deal with her thumbs. Portland, Maine photographed 3.15.2026 #portland #maine #shopwindow

When the parade stopped, I watched rosary-shadowed priests in front of me. Catania, Sicily photographed 2.4.2025 #haiku #poetry

Sometimes I can go on and on, writing about a photo. This is not one of those times. Portland, Maine photographed 3.15.2026

This is the Bruno House, the most famous piece of architecture here. Ransom Canyon, Texas photographed 5.30.2025 #haiku #poetry #brunohouse

•mostly grey, with a chance of orange• Here’s a bit of color that I found late one afternoon on the daily stroll down the Custom House Wharf. Portland, Maine photographed 3.15.2026 #portland #maine #cloudy

Old flowers stink when they are damp, as noticed by me, holding my breath. Lubbock, Texas photographed 5.26.2025 #haiku #poetry

What can I say? I’m a sucker for a KitchenAid mixer. And a turquoise window frame? Yes, please. And old bricks? Certainly. And a photo of all of it? But, of course. Portland, Maine photographed 3.15.2026

Cowboy breakfast on a chilly morning way out there in West Texas. Alpine, Texas photographed 2.22.2025 #haiku #poetry

Mostly, I made this shot to honor that one baluster was leaning all the way over on its neighbor. Because that’s what neighbors are for, right? South Solon Meetinghouse Solon, Maine photographed 3.21.2026

4:00 am, hotel room view Duncan, Oklahoma photographed 7.24.2026 #night #hotelview

I hope all of you find that special place where you can nourish your soul. Calera Chapel, Texas photographed 2.18.2025 #haiku #poetry

The choir loft at the meetinghouse was nice, once I got used to the steep and narrow stairs. There was good light. There were pews for the choir members. And hymnals. And an organ that had very definitely seen better days. South Solon Meetinghouse Solon, Maine photographed 3.19.2026

When you travel to Texas Panhandle do not skip the Big Texan. Amarillo, Texas photographed 8.4.2024 #haiku #poetry