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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
drizzle/saint
A light rain fell as I wandered the cemetery; it made everything seem quiet and close and I didn’t dislike it one bit.
But I was glad that the saint and little blonde toddler Jesus had found shelter in case the rain got bad. And up there in the mountains, winter weather’s probably not to far away: they need to just stay inside until spring, probably
Abiquiu, New Mexico
photographed 9.19.2026
the place I couldn’t park
If you have always assumed, based on everything that I’ve revealed about myself here, that I probably drive a lowrider…
However, this is my favorite parking-zone sign of all time.
Santa Fe, 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
