Wanted: Postcards

If you stumble upon this blog, would you consider sending a postcard? I collect stamps. PO Box 748 Chickasha, Oklahoma USA 7302

Fall 2009

Years ago, I found myself in western New England exploring a Shaker village on a Fall day that may have boasted the finest colors I have ever witnessed. I stood in an open field and turned round and round; every distant hills was awash in red and gold. It was my favorite October moment ever. Today I found a handful of Oklahoma trees with such rich colors. It made me think of the Shakers and their simple lives, adorned with little but the colors God splashes on the earth. Happy Fall!

St. Meinrad Archabbey, cont.

A view of the Archabbey Church at St. Meinrad, Indiana.

St. Meinrad Archabbey Church

One of the most striking monasteries in the U.S., St. Meinrad Archabbey in southern Indiana boasts a beautiful church. This is where I studied to be a priest.

My dog........

This is Frasier, recently re-homed to me from Seattle. He is a very sweet creature.

Irving Penn, RIP

Here, his photo of Truman Capote. May favorite Penn is a photo of the Duchess of Windsor I saw at the Fred Jones Museum of Art (Univ. of Oklahoma) in Norman.

This way

Why do photographers find stairs an irresitable subject? My theory: transcendence.

Panic

My father suffers from dementia and now lives in a leafy, hilltop facility that was once dedicated to the treatment of TB patients. The health panics of one generation, even of one season, inevitably give way to the health panics of the next.

In the meantime, please do not sneeze on me.