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Holding it together

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Detail, clothesline.

near Abiquiu, New Mexico
photographed 7.2.2014

Mammatus

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NOTE: this does not refer to Mammatus, but rather to mammatus, a cloud formation characterized by a cellular pattern of pouches hanging underneath the base of a cloud.

Mammatus formations are often harbingers of strong thunderstorms, or tornadoes. No tornadoes were spotted nearby. In case you wondered.

near Abiquiu, New Mexico
photographed 7.2.2014

A tenacious tree

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Who knows how that tree survives, clinging to the cliff like that? You have to admire its tenacity.

near Abiquiu, New Mexico
photographed 7.2.2014

Mundane

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I am fascinated by the juxtaposition of regular-life items and monumental scenes. So it was no surprise to me that a humble clothesline, set at the base of dramatic cliffs and under stormy skies, would have caught my eye….

near Abiquiu, New Mexico
photographed 7.2.2014

The fault of he who asks no questions

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I don’t think I have synesthesia.

But sometimes when I look at photos I’ve made, song lyrics burst into my mind. When I saw this, I heard “the fault of he who asks no questions,” a line from a song by Daniel Lanois. (If you look at the lyrics, you can see how big a leap this is! It’s a fine song, though, and you can listen to it here.)

(Inside my head: things get interesting.)

near Abiquiu, New Mexico
photographed 7.2.2014