The only working pay phone in New Orleans lives in Central City. It’s sort of in one of the worst areas of the neighborhood. I suppose people need to communicate or — forgive me — set up drug deals. That’s what makes this corner of the area so dangerous. When drug deals go bad, thereContinue reading “The Only Pay Telephone”
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Postcard Blues
You could see it coming from miles away. The storm. The cold. The wind. Luckily, we didn’t have heavy rainfall. Maybe a couple of inches. But, we are having a cold spell that is as cold and long as anything in recent memory. I’ll tell you more about this picture in the right hand column.Continue reading “Postcard Blues”
Meaningless
All the time in the world. That’s how numbers felt early in the pandemic. It was flexible. It stopped and started on its own. Many people felt that way, especially people like me who lost both businesses in the short term. Timelessness did produce one huge thing. People got creative. People experimented. Some folks evenContinue reading “Meaningless”
Under A Blood Red Sky
Light. Autumn light. As autumn fades into winter, the light is amazing. Shadows are long and have golden edges to them. The air fades to orange. The light around dusk is magical. That’s what I see, anyway. The all seeing dog likes to go outside around that time. That’s good. We see all sorts ofContinue reading “Under A Blood Red Sky”
All The Luck
I had a lot written. I wrote a lot about the soon to be vaccine. I talked about picture theory. I thought I was going along pretty good. As I attempted to switch columns I accidentally hit something — I don’t know what — and the entire written piece was deleted. I know that thereContinue reading “All The Luck”
A New Man
I’m only sleeping. So said John Lennon. He may have been speaking for me. I went to bed last night. I got up once at about 7am to make sure the dogs went out to do their thing. I did my morning stretches. Looked at the bed and decided to read the news. It’s almostContinue reading “A New Man”
On An Autumn Night
There was no choice. If I was going to continue to photograph trees I had to do something different. So I went out at night. More about technique in the right hand column. Let’s talk about the Coronavirus. We who live in Louisiana are in a hot spot. Luckily, New Orleans is will under theContinue reading “On An Autumn Night”
I Tried Going West
Running on empty. I don’t know if it is the pandemic, the political situation or just 2020 — where anything where happens — or something else. I usually take some time to think about my last year. Some of it, in 2019, was pretty good. The rest not so much. I could have done better.Continue reading “I Tried Going West”
She Shines Brightly
The day after the day after. Back to work. There is so much to do. The house needs a spring cleaning and it’s still autumn. My work needs a spring cleaning too. Then, there are the more global issues. The ones that are going to get gummed up in Trump’s desire to sue everyone andContinue reading “She Shines Brightly”
