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Life and death

A few months ago I was on a dirt road that winds through the Cochise Stronghold in Arizona and drove past this dead cow.
Death is on my mind lately and those thoughts made me revisit this photo.
Alone on the road the cow dies. The world moves on.
We humans have elaborate rituals and hopes […]

Light trail

No it’s not you tripping on some sort of happy chemical. It’s just a mysterious ball of light zooming past some cactus late at night.

Pink

Pickled turnips in all their glory. Man are they tasty. Try some the next chance you get.

Snowy Tucson

It’s crazy but there was snow for a few fleeting moments tonight. What I loved about this photo though is that because of the light and the exposure it looks like a set, like it’s not quite real.
Maybe it isn’t real. So much of life seems phony and contrived anyway it might as well […]

Life and electricity

Electricity! Electricity! And life too. Don’t forget about life in silouette.

Home never lasts

There is this moment when you sit at the end of the table at the memorial dinner party for a dead friend and you realize you have nothing at all to add. That you are completely isolated for the moment.
You sit and you ponder and you think, “Why am I here? I have no reason […]

Usefulness

The sprayer is the second most useful thing in the kitchen next to a good sharp knife.

Remember

Remember.
Remember it all. Remember everything.
Remember that goodnight kiss from your dying grandfather, the stubble on his face, his pajamas, his spot on the couch worn from usage, cancer eating him alive.
Remember the smell of cookies made for Christmas cooling on the wire rack.
Remember the touch of the first one you loved in the soft light […]

Giant fake scorpion

It’s a giant fake scorpion on a Panavison battery. Really. They let me near incredibly expensive equipment despite not having a clue what I’m doing.