May 2011

Two Girls for Every Boy
Wichita, Kansas
2011

Probably not what the Beach Boys had in mind.

Patriot’s Dream #18
Wichita, Kansas
2011

Only thirty-eight stars on this flag. Kansas was the fifth youngest state at the time of this flag. Quick, what’s the thirty-eighth state?

Mercenary Angel
Santa Fe, New Mexico
2011

While I’m not a particularly religious person and I certainly don’t believe in angels with wings (even though watching the movie Michael made it kind of fun to imagine they did), this just seems wrong to me.

Spring Garlands
Wichita, Kansas
2011

This was taken a number of weeks ago when things were just really starting to bloom in Wichita. By now the blossoms are long gone and the tree fully leafed out.

Capturing the Sun
Wichita, Kansas
2011

A weak sun finally starts burning its way through the fog and low clouds, only to be trapped in the branches of a tree.

When Zebras Settle Down
Wichita, Kansas
2011

Kansas isn’t know for it’s trees, and what trees it does have tend not to be the straight growing varieties. So builders of log cabins had to make due with whatever they could get their hands on. This particular cabin wall looks like it is as much chinking as it is log, giving it a surprisingly pleasing zebra-esque look.

Quiet Street
Wichita, Kansas
2011

A cigar store Indian looking out on the empty streets of Old Cowtown. It remind me of that cliche lines from the old Western movies: “It’s quiet”, “Yeah, too quiet.”

Hat Still Life
Wichita, Kansas
2011

This scene at the Old Cowtown museum has a bit of an Amish look too it, although the house itself wasn’t really set up that way.

Simple Details
Wichita, Kansas
2011

A little stitching on a coarse cloth curtain.