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disengagement
The thing that Groom, Texas, is most famous for is the giant cross out on the Interstate. Its official name is The Cross of Our Lord Jesus Christ, but it’s generally referred to as The Cross. It’s 19 stories high, making it visible from a long way off. It is one of those places that has limited photographic offerings, so I tried to find a way to show it with the town in front – this shot with The Cross looming over the high school was the only one I found.
Route 66
Groom, Texas
photographed 7.27.2026
an unpopular front grille design
I was pretty happy to find a stash of Edsels in McLean, Texas. They were, of course, unpopular and low-selling – and only in production for 807 days.
According the internet “The Edsel is famously described by automotive historians as the ultimate corporate and marketing failure. Its distinctive vertical grille inspired sharp contemporary mockery, with critics famously comparing its front end to a “toilet seat” or “an Oldsmobile sucking a lemon”.”
However, they are a lot of fun to photograph, with their weird lines, the details (little Es in the brake lights, for example), the colors (pink! turquoise!), and the history which shows up in every view.
Route 66
McLean, Texas
photographed 7.27.2026
barriers to an education
There are many barriers to education – poverty, health issues, lack of transportation, lack of funding, insufficient resources, technology gaps, facility deficiencies, barbed wire.
Pernell, Oklahoma
photographed 7.24.2026
guiding in the night
DO NOT get photographers started on LED lighting, which doesn’t provide those starbursts in photos the way “real” lights do. I had a sense of future nostalgia when I made this image a few months ago…there are more and more LEDs every time I am out taking photos at night.
Portland, Maine
photographed 3.15.2026
soccer/girl
If you’ve been following my photos for a while, I bet you’ve seen more than one of my granddaughter, Bennett. She’s going into the seventh grade in the fall and loves sports. It doesn’t much matter WHICH sport; she likes them all and is one of those people who has natural athletic ability. She’s played soccer since she was four, and it’s her first love. She also plays volleyball, basketball, and golf, and runs cross country and track. And if her school offered fencing or water polo or bobsledding, she’d do that stuff, too.
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 7.12.2026
One Day | One Image 