regional transit
I took a weekend trip to New Mexico the other day. Of course I took photos while I was there.
This photo is the very last one I made. It took me quite a few tries (let’s say 15, because that is the actual number) because the sky wasn’t quite dark enough at first. And then, when the sky was where I wanted it, cars would somehow appear on what I thought was a quiet little road and drive right through my photo. I’m not saying that head- and taillight light trails are always terrible, but I am saying that in this case they did not fit my vision.
But then, at last, I had the one photo I’d stopped there to take. So I packed up and headed on down the road.
It felt good.
Tesuque, New Mexico
photographed 9.20.2026
only the clouds
When I made this photo, I was pretty sure it was about the red barricade and the bright yellow on the other parts of the street.
As ut turned out, though those are just colors accenting all the hard-edges rectangles. Only the clouds escaped.
Saint Louis, Missouri
photographed 9.2.2026
the cardinals
Yes, the local baseball team IS called the Cardinals.
Saint Louis, Missouri
photographed 8.30.2026
darkness, night one
I am going to assume that every one of you recall my post from the other day when I mentioned that the night lighting at the Gateway Arch is turned off every night in September.
And maybe when you read that you wondered, “So, what does the arch look like if you’re in that bar that’s on top of the downtown Hilton?”
This. It looks quite a bit like this.
Saint Louis, Missouri
photographed 9.1.2026
bedside manner (room 890)
The hotel was nice enough. But it could have used a little modernization of the interior design, which felt stuck in 1996 or early 1997.
Also, my room smelled faintly of dill pickles.
On the other hand, I did get to make some photos and the rooms were very quiet and I slept well.
Saint Louis, Missouri
photographed 8.30.2026
PS – That big building across the street is completely vacant and there are two more towers exactly like it, also vacant. If the left-over signage is to be believed, the building in this photo was previously a Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza.
