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asleep (in jesus)
The way rain in northern New Mexico works is that it comes in hard monsoon-y showers in the summer. Between showers this day (I could hear a lot of thunder), I found puddles and reflections. Oh, and mud.
Catholic Cemetery
Abiquiu, New Mexico
photographed 9.19.2026
regional transit
I took a weekend trip to New Mexico the other day. Of course I took photos while I was there.
This photo is the very last one I made. It took me quite a few tries (let’s say 15, because that is the actual number) because the sky wasn’t quite dark enough at first. And then, when the sky was where I wanted it, cars would somehow appear on what I thought was a quiet little road and drive right through my photo. I’m not saying that head- and taillight light trails are always terrible, but I am saying that in this case they did not fit my vision.
But then, at last, I had the one photo I’d stopped there to take. So I packed up and headed on down the road.
It felt good.
Tesuque, New Mexico
photographed 9.20.2026
shedding the light
Every September since 2002, the Gateway Arch goes dark every night in September. It’s a way to help keep fall-migrating birds from becoming disoriented by bright nighttime lights. The National Park Service estimates that 40% of the U.S.’s migratory waterfowl use the Mississippi River corridor for a migration route.
I was lucky enough that my visit spanned the end of August and the first of September, so I got to see the Arch both ways. Honestly, I sort of like the non-lighted September version better.
Also it was very hot while I was there (feels-like temperature one day was 109°) so it was hard to imagine that anything fall related was very close to happening. I mean, obviously it will because pumpkin spice everything is creeping onto menus which is the most certain way to tell the seasons are changing. I guess.
Gateway Arch
Saint Louis, Missouri
photographed 8.30.2026
especially if you’re looking for a truck
If you want a Chevy pickup, please note that God Answers Prayers.
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 8.28.2026
uncertainty of reality
I will let you decide if the window is framing a view or reflecting one.
(There is not an incorrect answer.)
(Many, many thanks to the delightful Jen Dimock, who was gracious and brave about letting some photographers wander around her orchard. Not a single time did I notice any kind of panic-stricken look on her face or anything.)
North Star Orchards
near Madison, Maine
photographed 3.21.2026
