Monthly Archives: August 2024
stars + a summer storm
I really do feel bad for people who live in a place where their views are obscured by trees and hills or mountains, because they miss out on the opportunity to sit outside in the evening and watch thunderstorms march across the Plains.
The other night I was at my place out in the country and spent a few delightful hours watching storms.
Yellowhouse Canyon, Texas
photographed 7.20.2024
tunas
After a fantastic bloom, the cactus flowers turn into tunas, which can be green, red, wine-red, or orange. They’re commonly eaten in Mexico and Mediterranean regions, and they can also be made into aguas fresas.
Fun fact: I’ve lived in Texas almost my whole life and the only place I’ve eaten them is in Sicily, where they were served at breakfast. And they were tastier than you might think.
Yellowhouse Canyon, Texas
photographed 7.19.2024
deck/chairs
An arc of chairs, facing north toward the view. And the storms, when they come.
Yellowhouse Canyon, Texas
photographed 7.19.2024
tulle + stilts
If you’ve ever seen me walk, you know that I not generally all that graceful or coordinated. I would have benefitted from having gone to dance lessons as a kid. Probably.
So it was with great awe that I saw a person on stilts, walking on a brick street right in front of a moving vehicle. And while all that was going on, she was smiling and waving to the crowd.
Santa Fe Pride parade
Santa Fe, New Mexico
photographed 6.29.2024
3 x 2
Here’s another look at an exhibit at the folk art museum – this was part of an exhibit called La Cartonenria: the Mexican art of paper and paste. It’ll be there through the first weekend of November in case you want to see it. (Hint: you DO want to see it. Trust me.)
Also, this museum is an excellent place to practice using narrow depth of field to get the Main Things in good focus. And it’s also a place to practice Photography Yoga so you can try to keep reflections and weird shadows to a minimum.
Museum of International Folk Art
Santa Fe, New Mexico
photographed 7.5.2024
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