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sand/snake, 2

Remember yesterday when I sort of made fun of myself about spending a long time taking photos of a stick?

Look what happened: the very next day I did the same thing with a different stick.

Consistency is evidently an important part of my process.

White Sands National Park, New Mexico
photographed 12.14.2025

beauty walks a razor’s edge

I suppose that normal people think about White Sands and think about, you know, the white sand.

But these picnic shelters always come to mind: I can remember these exact shapes from my childhood visits to the dunes and I’ve seen vintage photos of them fairly often. Their shapes remind me of the gentle slopes of the dunes, which are of course constantly shifting, but still keep their sinuous shapes.

White Sands National Park, New Mexico
photographed 12.13.2025

dome (reflection)

The Paseo del Norte Hotel has the best bar I’ve ever seen: there’s a 45′ diameter glass dome in the ceiling, which from a certain angle you can see reflected in a piano.

There’s no reason to take my word for it: go on over to El Paso and see for yourself!

El Paso, Texas
photographed 12.14.2025

product placement

Well, that’s something I won’t un-see.

El Paso, Texas
photographed 12.14.2025

discomforting

For some reason, I have the idea that these fishnets would be particularly uncomfortable in the, uh, southern region. It’d only cost a buck and a half to find out, but I think I’ll save some money and just go with my initial assumption.

El Paso, Texas
photographed 12.14.2025