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there seemed to be a vacancy
Of course I took the time to look inside this out of business roadside motel. And, as long as my eyes and the camera were right there, I went ahead a made a photo. You’d worry if I didn’t, wouldn’t you?
Erick, Oklahoma
photographed 10.10.2021
Cross. Road.
I mean, when the map indicates that you are approaching a town called Bushyhead, you pretty much owe it to yourself to have a look. From what I saw, it was mostly a church and this cross, presiding over some narrow roads and the railroad tracks. But I’d’ve never known if I hadn’t looked. (That may not be the most profound thing I ever wrote. But – sadly – it’s not really the dumbest thing either.)
Bushyhead, Oklahoma
photographed 10.12.2021
Ed’s Dream
This place really was Ed Galloway’s dream – he started building what became Totem Pole Park in 1937, and continued adding to the place until his death in 1962. The place fell into disrepair after that, but by the late 1980s, Ed was recognized as one of America’s noteworthy folk artists and restoration work on the part was begun. This article notes that it’s taken longer to restore Ed’s creations than it took him to build them and that the original paint colors on the huge concrete totem pole have been duplicated with special, long-lasting paint.
If you’re in the area, you ought to stop by; admission’s free and in the mornings, it’s nicely shady.
Ed Galloway’s Totem Pole Park
Foyil, Oklahoma
photographed 10.12.2021
PS: That’s the world’s largest concrete totem pole, in case you keep track of things like that.
PS: The place is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
PS: Here’s the place in color.
Totem Pole Parking
Maybe you’ve hesitated to take your totem pole and get out on the road, not knowing where you could even park a totem pole. Lucky for you: I found the place, right here in Oklahoma. For trip-planning purposes, though, please not that you cannot park your totem pole overnight. Which sort of opens up some other complications, doesn’t it?
Ed Galloway’s Totem Pole Park
Foyil, Oklahoma
photographed 10.12.2021
God, on Zoom
Of course, a lot of people got used to using Zoom during the pandemic. It’s just a regular tool these days – and we don’t really think anything about it.
However, I didn’t really think that God used Zoom as a way to communicate. Just shows what I know, right?
Luther, Oklahoma
photographed 10.11.2021
One Day | One Image 