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candles (plan view)

There are some things I will almost always photograph; there’s not any particular thread that connects them (as far as I can tell) (and I don’t want to frighten any of you by sharing that list) so I’ll just mention that candles at religious places are definitely included.

el santuario de Chimayó
Chimayó, New Mexico
photographed 7.2.2024

the way is clear

I was a weird, anxious little kid. Almost everything gave me reasons to worry.

For example, Young Me would have been terrified of these cliff-side signs; I figured our station wagon and our entire family would probably somehow not make the curve and would wind up in a busted-up heap way down below.

Now, all these decades later, I was so brave and stood right there and made a few photos. And then, I got in my car and continued the drive up the mountain without the tiniest bit of anxiety.

near Los Alamos, New Mexico
photographed 6.30.2024

dust bowl

The thing is that sometimes I can almost talk myself into thinking I can shoot from the passenger side of the car.

And the other thing is that is almost never the best solution*. For example, there’s no way to see this particular angle of the Dust Bowl unless you’re standing on the sidewalk.

Tulsa, Oklahoma
photographed 4.21.2024

*One exception: the meth-y parts of Albuquerque are not at all pedestrian-friendly.

red castle

 

This was the view from our vacation rental in Edinburgh. I wonder if that construction situation on the left side is finished and how soon I ought to go back to get another photo…

Edinburgh, Scotland
photographed 11.2.2023

st. giles and his arches

These kinds of arches are just about my favorite part of any cathedral I’ve ever been in. And I want to go ahead and apologize to everyone I’ve bumped into while I’m busy looking up instead of paying attention to where I am going.

St. Giles’s Cathedral
Edinburgh, Scotland

photographed 11.2.2023