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I first discovered this bridge in 2020: I saw a sign on the highway that said “Regency Bridge” which made me say to myself, “Sure. Why not?”
It’s a narrow suspension bridge with a wooden deck, spanning the Colorado River.
Now I pay it a visit any time I’m in the area. This time I was interested in the cables and the bolts and the other stuff that keeps the bridge, well, suspended.
Regency Bridge
San Saba County, Texas
photographed 7.21.2023
amber
I was several rows away from this one-armed figure when I spotted her ephemeral amber-colored glow.
After I’d made several photos and walked a few feet to my right, I noticed her missing arm in the grass. I’m not sure of the protocol around angel arms, but I went ahead and moved it closer to her. In case she needed it.
China Creek Cemetery
San Saba County, Texas
photographed 7.22.2023
Asymmetry: not always the answer
I don’t care for symmetry. Usually.
But then I saw this handy illustration on why asymmetry isn’t always the answer – check out those three arches!
San Saba County, Texas
photographed 6.14.2020
The Grief Swing
The first burial in this cemetery was in 1878, a seven month old boy who died on December 30.
Since then someone has built a metal swing beside a clump of trees. But is it possible, really, for a swing to dissipate grief?
Holt Cemetery
San Saba County, Texas
photographed 6.14.2020
…and stay out!
Ten dead coyotes, strung up on a fence, warranted a series of u-turns so I could get this shot. Please don’t judge me: I only record what I see.
This practice of hanging dead coyotes on fence posts dates back to the mid-1900s, when hunters would do it as proof to the rancher who owned that property that coyotes were killed there so bounties could be paid. Some landowners also believe that hanging the coyotes on their fence will keep coyotes off of their property.
—GON News
I am not entirely sure that hanging dead coyotes on a fence will keep the live ones away, but I do know, without question, that if the dead ones are, shall we say, fragrant, itinerant photographers will not hang around for very long.
(Fair warning: don’t try to transport live coyotes in Texas, as they are currently under a statewide rabies quarantine. Also, in Texas, it’s illegal to possess or sell live armadillos. It’s probably hard to imagine how we even manage to have fun around here with all these silly restrictions.)
San Saba County, Texas
photographed 2.16.2020
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