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soccer/girl
If you’ve been following my photos for a while, I bet you’ve seen more than one of my granddaughter, Bennett. She’s going into the seventh grade in the fall and loves sports. It doesn’t much matter WHICH sport; she likes them all and is one of those people who has natural athletic ability. She’s played soccer since she was four, and it’s her first love. She also plays volleyball, basketball, and golf, and runs cross country and track. And if her school offered fencing or water polo or bobsledding, she’d do that stuff, too.
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 7.12.2026
here we are now going to the south side
I saw this the other morning on my way to work – the light was good, sort of bouncing around the V-shape of the sign but I was camera-less. I went back the next morning to get a photo, but there was a guy on a riding lawnmower, cutting down all the tall grass that I’d liked the day before. On the third day*, I went back and this time the sprinklers were going, but I braved the elements to get the shot.
Now that I see it, though, I am not sure it was worth the effort.
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 7.10.2026
*Yes, I do crack myself up. Thanks for asking.
…and she’s down
This young woman had a remarkably good throwing arm, and the cheerleader on the perch landed in the water on three of her five throws.
Slaton, Texas
photographed 7.4.2026
the real show
Remember a couple of days ago when I confessed that I had a bad attitude about the 4th of July celebrations this year?
A few minutes of watching things like a mechanical bull ride at a street fair helped me feel better.
Now, about this triptych…I thought initially that the story was that guy on the bull and his inevitable slide from the bull. However, check out the kid on the left. His facial expressions and gestures are really the story. Zoom in, if you want: I think it will be worth your effort.
Slaton, Texas
photographed 7.4.2026
he had some opinions
This guy had plenty to say. He was quite verbose on the subject of highway speed limits, particularly the way the speed limit is 75 mph in Texas and then immediately drops to 55 at the New Mexico state line, even though the roads are otherwise exactly the same. Anyone out here who’s ever driven to New Mexico shares his pain. And, yes, random dude on a bike, it DOES feel like a speed trap.
Slaton, Texas
photographed 7.4.2026
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