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There are many mysteries
This cemetery is especially stark, with that jumble of mostly unmarked wooden crosses and piles of rock marking gravesites. It’s hot – so hot that candles melt, leaving greasy marks on the rocks. Many of the graves are those of miners, who succumbed to the occupational hazards in nearby mercury mines, which began production in 1903. Other graves are from the influenza epidemic of 1918-19. And still others are recent. They are crowded together (the complete site is only about an acre) and it’s easy to get scratches from mesquite trees or poked by cactus thorns.
But it is also especially beautiful, with a view across to the Chisos Mountains and Big Bend National Park and that half moon, one week away from the first full moon of the year, hanging in the sky.
Terlingua Cemetery
Terlingua, Texas
photographed 1.20.2013
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Self portrait (or as close as you’ll ever see)
Yes, those are my feet.
I was watching the storm on the east edge of town as it built up. I am not particularly good at just sitting, and watching, and waiting for something to happen. But, Brett Erickson has been encouraging me to take a much slower approach to my work, and I was giving it a try. (Brett hasn’t steered me wrong so far.) That storm was interesting but I have to say I got a little bored by the time I left.
So I made a picture of my feet.
Clearly, I still need to work on that sitting and waiting deal a little bit more…
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 8.16.2014
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Rosary, as belt
That rosary, as a belt. Those worn-out knees.
There’s nothing more to say.
Elm Grove Cemetery
Alpine, Texas
photographed 1.19.2013
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The stars, at night
The old Granada Theatre has been repurposed as an event center; the set-up for an upcoming event took on a magical glow from the sparkly chandelier, the softly draped tablecloths, and those stars.
And because there’s a certain song stuck in my mind, I’ll share it with you so you can have it stuck, too!
Alpine, Texas
photographed 1.18.2013
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Ventilation
Those of us from Texas have a hard time imagining a summer without air conditioning; a set up like this one would just never work at all.
Seattle, Washington
photographed 8.6.2014
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One Day | One Image 