Event Horizon

This collection of photos is from 2010. I bring back ‘Redbud’ in particular because it’s the time of year these are in full bloom here. And sadly, because this tree is no more. It was growing so tall and wide between our house and our neighbor’s that it had become too high and wide to keep out of the eaves. And there was a big rotting gash mid-way up, besides.

Odd coincidence is that the lens that I used for this photo was traded-in this month for its most recent iteration. So, kind of a simultaneous ‘phoenix rising’ occurrence — because the tree will be replanted.

All Event Horizon HERE.

Last of the 2023 travels in France.  

Joan has softened on the vow to never return.  We had a vrbo disaster, but were able to recover from without too much trauma...

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There are a couple small billboards along Hwy 36 in northern Missouri that caused me to imagine plastering one with my own photographs.  

I had documented such a project in 2018 for For Freedoms, and I’ve been entering (unsucessfully) our local Charlotte Street Foundation’s Artboards Thing for a lot of years.  But my imagination was running with the idea of just hiring one of these on my own.  How much could it cost, thought I? some rickety sheet-of-plywood-sized sign on the way to Bucklin, MO?  

I haven’t entirely dismissed it yet...

Grain

For decades I’ve tried to resist thinking too much while I’m out taking photos, trusting that my eye will lead the way.  If you haven’t already read it a thousand times, here’s my rationale spelled out.  But now, having collected a sort of critical mass of what I’m calling ‘Grain’ (lots of new ones added!) it occurs to me I’m seeing two distinct things here, and that the images  belong in groupings of their own.  

So here they are, distilled and clarified: Grain and Grain Abstracts.

Sarlat

Third city in our 2023 travels in France!  This is a gorgeous city.  Truly and no exaggeration, it is  breathtaking.

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Richard Johnson

I was recenly introduced to the wonderful work of Canadian photographer Richard Johnson  (thank you, Matt!) and immediatly fell in love with his photos.

I won’t even attempt to find 1000 good words to describe these pictures.  Have a look, HERE.

One Nine Vine

Beautiful new residences in Kansas City’s historic 18th and Vine neighborhood, designed by HJM Architects.

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HCC Network, Carrollton

Wonderful new facility also by HJM Architects!

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R2B board Members

These are the many faces behind the well-oiled machine that is Ride 2 Boulevardia.

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Lourdes

This is the 1st of four cities from our travels in France last year.  Coming up are Carcassonne, Sarlat and Paris.

If you’re ever running low on Catholics, Lourdes is the place to go to replenish your stocks.

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Family

One of the many rabbit holes I get lost in when it’s cold out is genealogy.  I recently stumbled into FamilySearch.org — which, no kidding will disappear 8 hours of your lifetime before you realize it’s dark outside — and traced my Cannon roots out to something like 200 AD.  If you can believe that.

This photo from as early as 1894 was posted on the site by my very gracious 4th cousin, Erin.  Thank you, Erin!  My great grandmother Mary Estella is the scrawny woman standing at the far right; seated are my great, great grandparents Albert Preston and Susan Elizabeth.  Not Cannons — other side of the family...

This is only one in about a thousand old photos I need to scan someday before I become history.