Squeak. Squeak. Squeak is how these photographs are remembered… In 2007 I was working in earnest to save to a historic ranch headquarters known as the Mallet Ranch in Texas. Part of my documentation process was to take extensive archival photographs of the buildings’ architecture. The oldest structure was the main house and I needed…
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A Baby Barn Swallows Tale
A National Cemetery Visit…
Earlier in August 2014, I made it a point to visit the Fort Smith National Cemetery in Fort Smith, Arkansas. I had never been to a National Cemetery honoring our veterans who served our country ensuring and protecting our freedom. It was a humbling experience. Seeing the mass rows of white headstones lined up one…
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Yes – I made someone cry, but it’s not what you think… For two months in 2014, I restored historical photographs of nuns who served as school principals, teachers, and housekeepers in the small community of Nazareth, Texas for a forthcoming history publication of the Holy Family Church in Nazareth. From 1915 – 1990 these…
Read MoreThe Character of a Juniper Tree
Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing. – Abraham Lincoln This New Mexico juniper tree is estimated to be over 400 years old. Its intertwined bark captured my eye along the trial long before I arrived to see…
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Forgotten Winds 