
February Afternoon
Bare trees stretch up in bright light near dormant vegetation, in chilly air, in a park, near highway traffic, beside enough room to walk, 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