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window treatment
Helpful storage hint: if your closet or your linen closet is too full, consider storing your excess items right in the window. An added benefit is that the stuff that’s been stuffed in the window will help keep the cold winter drafts out of your house!
San Jon, New Mexico
photographed 8.31.2025
ira’s
If, after the long drive from Dalhart, Texas, to Nara Visa, New Mexico, you were hoping for a nice spot where you could have a drink and hang out with the locals – and you were even prepared to offer bonus points to a place that had a cool name like “Ira’s” – you are setting yourself up for ongoing thirst.
Ira’s is no more…
Nara Visa, New Mexico
photographed 8.31.2025
the case of the nightmare doll
The evidence keeps accumulating. And as it does, I become more and more convinced that “creepy dolls” is a redundant term.
(Also – and my shooting partner for the day will verify this – all the dolls in this window display were zip-tied in place. ZIP-TIED. What the hell is going on?)
Chickasha, Oklahoma
photographed 9.11.2025
a lady always wears pearls
Yes, ladies, pearls are the proper accessory. According to the Internet, they “create a visual impact that feels both timeless and trendy, making them the perfect accessory for everything from a cozy sweater to a sleek cocktail dress.” Additionally, they also make an impact if you are a naked mannequin in a shop window in Oklahoma. And, honestly, it’s hard to be more timeless and more trendy than that.
Chickasha, Oklahoma
photographed 9.11.2025
broken chain
He was 19. And an expectant father.
He rolled his truck trying to outrun the police.
His obituary says his nickname was “Big Daddy.”
The police say he was driving without headlights.
The truck on the mural doesn’t have its headlights on, either.
San Jon, Mexico
photographed 8.31.2025
One Day | One Image 