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linked to soil and water
There’s something mysterious about waterlilies, about how they grow by pulling the nutrients they need from…water.
I enjoy visiting the waterlilies whenever I go to San Angelo. The flowers are beautiful, the place is secluded, the sound of water running through the tanks is soothing. It’s the kind of place where I can take a deep breath.
I have some family connections to this exact part of town, too. The church where my aunt Helen’s funeral was held is just across the street. And around the corner is a little rock house where my great aunt Gladys lived.
International Waterlily Collection
San Angelo, Texas
photographed 4.10.2026
fleeting brevity of pleasure
Wildflowers/weeds are brave: they just grow wherever they want to and don’t even care.
I spotted these flowers, which were at once tenacious and fragile, growing in front of an abandoned, scary motel. The flowers were doing what they could to, in the time they had, to soften the scene.
Mason, Texas
photographed 4.12.2026
terrestrial reception
I like Mason. It’s a comfortable town, an easy drive from Lubbock. The town square is interesting, especially at night when light retreats into the corners and a plywood-covered window becomes profound.
Mason, Texas
photographed 4.11.2026
light my way so i get this right
Maybe my quick trip out of town the other day seemed silly, or selfish, or just plain confusing. I’m not saying it wasn’t any of those things, but on the other hand, it sort of feels like I went all that way to see this pink-haired mannequin in a store window…and it was worth the drive.
Mason, Texas
photographed 4.11.2026
muddy unformed waters
The flowers at the waterlily garden are pretty. But what I like the best is the dark and reflective water in the ponds. It’s moving all the time, creating ever-changing abstracts on the surface.
And don’t tell ANYONE because I am not a member of Team Tripod, but I sort of wish I’d had a one with me, along with some ND filters, to get some longer exposures. But you do not hear that from me.
International Waterlily Collection
San Angelo, Texas
photographed 4.10.2026
One Day | One Image 