February Afternoon
Bare trees stretch up in bright light near dormant vegetation, in chilly air, in a park, near highway traffic, beside a path, and a chance to do something creative.
Heaven
Heaven is out here, working in Odessa.
Comet
On October 23rd, we went west of Penwell to see the comet.
Education
The kids are smart and will do just fine. It’s grown soreheads like me who I worry about.
Small Town, Big Dreams
Welcome to Wink, home of the Wildcats.
Picnic Area
Monahans (Sandhills), Texas
Section House
Monahans (Sandhills), Texas
Grant Avenue
Odessa, Texas
Cable-tool Drilling
Odessa, Texas
Billboard
Odessa, Texas
Hard Hat
Odessa, Texas
Solar Eclipse
We would have chased totality if the forecast had been better, but we stayed in West Texas.
Pumpjack
Penwell, Texas
White-Pool House
Odessa, Texas
Business Section
Odessa, Texas
The Tall City
Midland, Texas
Ector Theater
Odessa, Texas
Odessa
After a railway had reached El Paso in the 1880s, a sleepy cattle town grew outward across a dusty plain, Grant and Texas avenues, a place changed by energy, where effort and determination resulted in houses and opportunities.
Sandhills
Monahans Sandhills State Park, Windmill, and Texas & Pacific Section House
Pumpjack
Odessa, Texas