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aren’t all gifts “to go”?

Maybe you were here a few days ago when I talked about how much fun I have with language…

Technically, aren’t ALL gifts “to go”? (As an example of the things that crack me up a little bit more than they should.)

O’Donnell, Texas
photographed 3.5.2026

Everything Melted

It was hot that day – around 110 degrees. And the wind was not a gentle, cooling breeze; it was the opposite of both of those things. And midday was brutal – everything felt like it could melt right then.

O’Donnell, Texas
photographed 7.13.2020

Cemetery Corner

I don’t always photograph cemeteries; it just looks that way.

Fun fact: my Uncle Donald was from O’Donnell, and when I was a kid I was almost positive that the town was called O’Donald. I may have been disappointed to learn the truth.

O’Donnell, Texas
photographed 7.13.2020

Nothing lasts forever

The saddest part of any cemetery is this right here: the gathered up dead or damaged flowers and other mementos that families have left.

O’Donnell, Texas
photographed 7.13.2020

Each unhappy family

You know that famous line from Anna Karenina “Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.”? From the looks of the message spray-painted on this truck, I would assume that this family had found yet another way to be unhappy.

O’Donnell, Texas
photographed 7.13.2020