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the child reveals the presence
The first time someone told me that there was an international waterlily garden in San Angelo, Texas, I didn’t believe them. And you probably don’t believe it, either.
But sure enough, there is a waterlily garden right there in town. It’s located in what previously was a reflecting pool in the city park. (What, exactly, the pool reflected was not noted in the article I read.) A San Angelo man, Kenneth Landon, spent over 20 years collecting rare and endangered waterlilies and this passion was the start of the garden.
It’s on my regular rotation of things I like to look at when I go to San Angelo.
International Waterlily Collection
San Angelo, Texas
photographed 4.10.2026
links and bonding
This hand holds a lot of stories. I don’t know what they are, but I am confident of my assessment.
(I am also confident of using a long-ish lens to isolate a stranger’s hand, if that is what the situation calls for.)
Castell, Texas
photographed 4.12.2026
stone/wall
Broken stone walls like this could be just about anywhere…
…and these are some I found in Texas the other day.
Fort McKavett State Historical Park
Fort McKavett, Texas
photographed 4.12.2026
(not the) moon
Here’s a view from that giant hotel room I mentioned yesterday. I like it that this looks like it might be the moon, but isn’t.
San Angelo, Texas
photographed 4.10.2026
low light
Hotel rooms always seem full of photos waiting to happen.
Last week I spent the night in San Angelo. One night. One person. And all I needed was one room with one bed. For some reason, they gave me a suite which had more square feet than the first apartment I rented. It had a living room! A giant bedroom! Two TV sets! A full size closet! A bar sink! Windows on two sides of the room! A desk! Two ( !! ) dressers. It was a lot, especially because I was exhausted and honestly the walk all the way to the bed in the other room seemed like it was almost more than I could do.
But on the way to the bedroom, I did see this cool lamp.
San Angelo, Texas
photographed 4.10.2026
One Day | One Image 