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full service

This farm stand was a full-service operation.

There were pumpkins, tomatoes (including ones marked “seconds” but that looked a delicious as the other ones), flowers, honey, squash, apples, etc. And in the side room, there was a tank with live lobster.

Cape Elizabeth, Maine
photographed 9.16.2025

the darkness got there first: 5

Sometimes I run out of artistic energy. Like right now. It really took just about all I had to edit and post this shot.

And now, I think I’ll take a nap.

Lubbock, Texas
photographed 8.23.2025

the focus shifted to the groom

It was a damp and chilly day for a wedding party to spend a long time outside getting photos made.

And for some reason, I found great enjoyment in the few moments when the photographers turned the cameras toward the groom, leaving the bride momentarily not the center of attention.

Tulsa, Oklahoma
photographed 10.25.2026

doornail, dead as a

That bird evidently had had a rough Saturday night…

Tulsa, Oklahoma
photographed 10.26.2026

floral/arrangement

It was cloudy for the whole day (which was actually a nice change from the torrential rain we’d driven in for more than half of the trip*) and it reminded me of how soft photographs feel when you aren’t dealing with harsh sunlight.

There were a few leftover puddles on the polished stone planter so I caught some reflections.

Tulsa, Oklahoma
photographed 10.25.2025

*We were three blocks from home, on the way to catch a 6:00 pm flight to Tulsa, when we got a message that our flight was cancelled. So we drove instead. It was a challenging drive with the rain plus road construction in Oklahoma** but we made it.

**How can Oklahoma have (1) tollways, (2) constant road construction, and (3) shitty roads ALL AT THE SAME TIME?