Joe Kelly Obenhaus, 2004, Austin, TX

I just found out that my friend Joe K. passed away two days ago. It upset me more than I anticipated. He developed Alzheimer’s Disease a few years back, and was already having memory problems when I worked with him at the Texas House of Representatives, so I can’t say I was completely surprised to hear of his passing. Still, I immediately felt guilty I didn’t seek him out over the last couple of years. It’s probably been 3 or 4 years since I last saw him. He was such a great little buddy. I’ll miss him a lot.

I was driving out in the country and spotted something I thought might make a nice image, so I turned the car around. As I was approaching what caught my eye, I saw feathers flying off to my left. This bird had just been hit by a truck, and though I hadn’t seen it happen, its wings were still flapping in a final struggle for life.

By the time I made it over, perhaps 20 seconds later, it was completely dead. It’s strange how quickly a life can slip away entirely. It was just a wild bird in this case.

Arlington, TX

Austin, TX

Columbia, SC

Groundskeeper, Odessa, TX

Kitchen Light, Chicago, IL

We got to see this little guy today. He’s already 5 months old, as opposed to a day old, like in this photo.

My buddy Ryan Mo is shipping off to Iraq in a couple of months. This is from when he and my brother flew up to Chicago to help me move back to Texas. He’s a true friend.

Dairy Queen, Midland, TX

It’s the Texas Stop Sign. Worked on me.

I love black & white. I might go back to it… and by might, I mean I will.

Ok, I am.

Avers & Lake, Chicago, IL

This week at work I have a lot of down time. I mean a LOT of down time. So rather than just twiddle my thumbs or get mad at news headlines, I’ve been spotting scans that I made back in March at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago on one of their Imacons. I’ve been meaning to work on these images for awhile, and since they take about 45 minutes, on average, to fit my needs, I should be getting a few done over the next two days. I’ll post ‘em as I complete ‘em, starting with these two.