River in the Root
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Pre-Historic … Maybe Not
The aftermath of a late night snack.
Art
The simple presentation transforms it into art. It hangs at the Drowsy Poet Coffee Shop in downtown Foley, Alabama. A fine place for coffee, dessert and friendly conversation.
Fort Pickens
A tremendous explosion, result of a fire, in 1899 completely obliterated Bastion D at Fort Pickens. Fort Pickens is located on the Gulf Islands National Seashore just below Pensacola, Florida.
Abandoned
Abandoned cabin cruiser sits in front of a derelict shrimp boat. Both have been abandoned for several years.
Along the Bon Secour River, which flows into Mobile Bay in southern Alabama, there is a large fleet of deserted shrimp boats. Some are huge, some rather small, but they all have been abandoned. Hurricanes or tropical storms have severly damaged most of them. Speculation is that they are too damaged to repair (repairs will cost more than the boat is worth). Other possible reasons are that the shrimp fishery is too depleted and competition too intense, the boats have paid for themselves and owners are no longer interested in the grueling work of shrimping, but then who knows.
Regardless, The Alabama Abandoned and Derelict Vessel Fund, established June 2018 and managed by the Secretary of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, is for payment of the seizure, removal, transportation, preservation, storage, advertisement, appraisal, and disposal of a derelict vessel. Effective June 1, 2018 Act 2018-179 relating to derelict and abandoned vessels, authorizes the removal of a vessel from the waters of Alabama under certain conditions by a law enforcement officer or a private property owner. Previously, a property owner was responsible for legal fees, and litigation required to remove a derelict vessel from his dock. The costs were prohibitive.
Cracked and peeling paint, mold, and slime shows the typical condition of the abandoned fleet.
A smaller derelict craft lists to one side, tied to a crumbling dock.
Eight Forty Eight
Summer’s Gone
Wildflowers have mostly gone to seed and the brilliant, lush greens of summer have given way to the dusty, drab greens and browns of early autumn. How did this happen so quickly? June was just yesterday – wasn’t it?
Shadows, Lines and Wrinkles
Lines of cast shadows interrupted by an old man’s feet in morning sun light.
Poverty
A peek into the sorrow, desperation and humiliation of poverty in the U.S.
Wilted African Violet
Too long the African Violet had been waiting for just a bit of fresh water; finally, the spirits of houseplants came to claim it.
Downtown Taiban, NM
Abandoned home in Taiban, NM. Most of the town has crumbled and disappeared, although there is still a functioning U.S. Post Office on the main highway, U.S. 60/84.
Midnight Rose
Created for a demonstration in “Light Painting” for a Photography class I lead in Alamo, TX.
December Leaf
There are no horizons,
New or otherwise,
For the fallen leaves of December.
San Juan Hotel
Historic San Juan Hotel in downtown San Juan, TX. It was home to fabled Texas lawman Tom Mayfield during the last years of his life. The hotel opened in 1920 and is reputed to be haunted by the ghost of a prostitute murdered on the second floor.
No One Plays Here Anymore
She was a little girl then, she had dolls and tea parties. But that was then, before the door and shutters were broken, when the window boxes were tended and pretty little flowers grew. She’ll be leaving home soon, to go to college, begin a career, start her own family. Then she’ll buy a cute little playhouse for her own daughter to play in…during the summer…for a couple years.
Honeysuckle Blossoms
It was only yesterday; they were hanging on the bush, bouncing in the wind.
