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snow/piper

I was in Portland, Maine, a couple of months ago – it was one of those places where I felt instantly at home and I am actively trying to figure out how soon I can get back up there.

The first day kicked off with the St. Patrick’s Day parade. Using our keen sleuthing skills* we were able to locate the spot where the bagpipers were assembling on our very first attempt. Yay, us!!

Portland, Maine
photographed 3.15.2026

*Mainly our ability to follow the caterwauling sounds of the pipes.

the exchange

In the handful of minutes that I observed this interaction (or exchange, if you will), I made up a whole narrative in my mind.

In case you were wondering.

Dallas, Texas
photographed 4.10.2022

at the end

It was a beautiful night in Oklahoma City last week. VC Torneden and I had an amazing opening for our show “American Highway, revisited” at the Paseo Arts and Creativity Center. The evening included a delicious dinner, excellent conversations with other artists, a stroll through the galleries, an art purchase, and just general all-around goodness.

The Paseo Arts District
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
photographed 5.1.2026

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

one way or another

To be honest, these are two different businesses. But they are on the same block in downtown Paducah and it amused me to make them into a diptych – especially diptych that completely evaded answering the open-or-closed question.

Paducah, Texas
photographed 4.25.2026