bar (b-que)
Yet another out-of-business place in town…but at least the sky was interesting.
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 10.3.2026
the apples
This is pretty and decor-y and just the right amount of colorful.
But it’s not really aspirational: no table in my house will look like this. Ever.
At least until I obtain a decorative ceramic hand…
Santa Fe, New Mexico
photographed 9.20.2026
simple offerings
People passed by these adobe ruins and left stones; maybe as a remembrance, maybe as a tribute, maybe to show that they were walking life’s path and had made it this far.
It was the most profound thing I saw all day.
Santa Rosa de Lima
near Abiquiu, New Mexico
photographed 9.19.2026
faces in the hills
Maybe it’s just me…I’m having some vision, uh, challenges* currently and can’t quite trust my eyes to tell me the truth, but it seems like those rock outcroppings in the background have faces.
unnamed cemetery
near Abiquiu, New Mexico
photographed 9.19.2026
*I was naive when everyone said cataract surgery would “change my life”: I thought they meant it would be a change for the better.
first of all…
First of all, that sign is a liar: the actual name is the New Mexico Department of Transportation.
Second of all, why the hell is that knowledge living in my brain, taking up space I clearly need to utilize for remembering things that, you know, matter.
Camel Rock
near Santa Fe, New Mexico
photographed 9.20.2026
