Category Archives: Photography
watermelon ring
A lesson that I am trying to teach myself is that sometimes it is OK for a photograph to not be completely documentary, that there are times to move past the this-is-exactly-what-I saw point of view and slide over to this-is-sort-of-what-I-saw-and-this-is-how-it-felt-to-have-seen-it. Here’s one of those slide-y times…
Balmorhea State Park, Texas
photographed 3.22.2025
looking for turtles
Little kids around any body of water – a puddle or the ocean or somewhere in between – are so entertaining to watch. They squeal, they run around and jump off things, they approach almost all of it with wild abandon.
These three kids were having a great time hanging over the edge of the spring-fed pool looking for turtles. Judging from their voices (volume + emotion) they saw a LOT of turtles. (If you were wondering, they were likely to have spotted Texas spiny softshell turtles.)
Balmorhea State Park, Texas
photographed 3.22.2025
drops
I sure do like the way the water sluices off her hair…it was just about my favorite thing all day.
Balmorhea State Park, Texas
photographed 3.22.2025
twilight, calera
In my mind, this little chapel is a comet and the red and violet sky behind it is its tail.
Also there were three people out there in the dark somewhere, with head lanterns on, looking for scorpions and tarantulas and whatever else they could find. I was not interested in trading places with them. Nope. Not even a little bit.
It was a beautiful night (in spite of scorpions and stuff) – one of those nights that are so pleasant it’s hard to pack up the camera and leave.
near Toyahvale, Texas
photographed 3.21.2025
first christmas
I don’t know…this scene appealed to me.
Also, see that man on the top of the ladder on the right side? No, I didn’t either for a long time.
Presidio, Texas
photographed 2.19.2025
One Day | One Image 