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the long slide down

I like to photograph empty playgrounds. On a day that’s really cold and windy, and in a town where the population is 65, the odds of finding a vacant playground were pretty good.

Hazard, Nebraska
photographed 12.10.2020

Burden

Right here: the burdens of everyone’s grief.

Pleasanton, Nebraska
photographed 12.10.2020

After breakfast

On our infrequent trips to Nebraska, this cafe is a regular stop. The Patient Spouse has fond memories of eating here when he was a kid.

This visit was weird: we were traveling in the pandemic to my father-in-law’s funeral and pandemic reminders were everywhere. Like that upside down table, a non-negotiable way to enforce seating limits at the cafe.

Kearney, Nebraska
photographed 12.9.2020

Sun/Arch

A few days ago, a fellow photographer asked me what my favorite image (of my own work) was. I told him that in general, it was the photo I’ll shoot tomorrow.

That’s still true. But this is in second place.

Monument Rocks National Natural Landmark
near Oakley, Kansas
photographed 12.7.2020

Sunbreak

So, now that I’ve seen the place, I want to go back. I want to be there when the moon’s full. I want to be there where there’s not moonlight. I want to see the Milky Way arching overhead. I want to see fresh snow on the rock formations.

There’s a slight chance I’ve become obsessed…

Monument Rocks National Natural Landmark
near Oakley, Kansas
photographed 12.7.2020