Category Archives: Photos

    This year, we spent our Thanksgiving day at Big Cedar Lodge in the Ozarks (or, as the French say, Aux Arcs). It was our first visit there.  It’s not the cheapest place to stay on the lake, but … Continue reading →

Aspen trees don’t grow too well in most of Oklahoma, and you certainly won’t see them in the Winding Stair Mountains of the Southeast part of the state, the story setting for “True Grit.”  No, you won’t find rocky, snow-covered … Continue reading →

I’d like to dedicate these fall pics to my friend, Danny “Bopper” Rowton, with whom I played in a jazz-rock band back in 1976-1977.  He died this year from complications related to diabetes.  He remained the only real friend I … Continue reading →

It was a soulful day — even if of rubber.  Here are more pics of fall, 2005.            

OK, not completely great, just mostly great.  It’s where I live.  It was a great fall for colors, no doubt — much better than this year.  We were on our way to northeast Oklahoma this past weekend to see if … Continue reading →

What did people do to manipulate images before computers?  Above is an example of what my father did.  He made the family Christmas Cards with a camera, a darkroom and developing chemicals, and a little creativity. So, how did he do … Continue reading →

You just can’t imagine it until you’ve been through it–fifty-six on the scale … no, wait … where did I put my decimal places … ah, yes, here they are. Correction: five point six.

We are very, very fortunate, indeed.  Our house could easily have been burned to the ground, quite possibly with our dog inside, locked in a kennel.  The battery in the center of the above photo formerly looked exactly like the one below … Continue reading →

Just one photo today, mes amis. A cousin just sent me this colorized version of an old tintype photo of my great grandfather, David, along with his third wife (not my great grandmother), his hired hand holding the mules, and … Continue reading →

  At least one of my sisters was in this particular high school band.  The avenue on which they are marching is now a four-lane, and cars can no longer park along the shoulders.  We know it is at least … Continue reading →