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con-, de-, in-, pro-, pre-scription
What I like about travel is that you can always learn something new.
For example, I have spent my ENTIRE LIFE thinking the term was “prescription”…and then I went to Oklahoma
Roosevelt, Oklahoma
photographed 6.25.2026
PS – I was reminded of this quote from The Office: I’m not superstitious, but I am a little stitious.”
what is reflected if not truth
The entire block of buildings on the west side Main Street had had a catastrophic roof failure at some point. And the windshields in one of the businesses reflected the other side of the street in a nice way. (You know how I am about reflections.)
For a minute I thought there’d been a fire but then noticed that things inside the buildings didn’t show any smoke or water damage. Also, it didn’t happen recently – satellite images from October 2024 show the damage.
Roosevelt, Oklahoma
photographed 4.25.2026
(pink), white, and blue
Red paint fades fast. And according to the Google, the reason is that is red pigments are highly vulnerable to UV radiation, which breaks down their chemical bonds, and this often leads to the previously-red paint taking on a pink or chalky appearance over time.
When I was taking this photo a local gentleman pulled up and asked me the usual question (“What are you doing?”) and then offered to sell me the building for fifty bucks. He said, “Course it ain’t got no roof.” Later conversation revealed that he is not actually the owner; handing over the cash to him on the spot would have been a Bad Business Decision™.
But all that aside, I find some level of symbolism in the faded red of a flag-painted building in the middle of Oklahoma.
Snyder, Oklahoma
photographed 4.25.2026
to the charity of night
Sometimes hotel room views are terrible.
Obviously this was not one of those times.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
photographed 9.7.2024
One Day | One Image 