Monthly:June 2020
As Texas reels once more from a reliance on faith over science, my image, Signs of Life, refers not to the re-opening of the Texas economy but to a demolition site in Alicante, Spain. As I wandered the streets, camera in hand, my mind just buzzed with questions. Taken in March 1999, my wife and I were on a break from Paris. So far, that remains my only trip to Spain. Like any modern city with a storied history, urban […]
When I visited the White Sands National Park it was still the White Sands National Monument. What’s the difference? I had to look this up and found the answer from one of my favorite publications, Outside. National Parks have scenic, inspirational, educational, and recreational value. National monuments have objects of historical, cultural, and/or scientific interest. So why the change? By redesignating from White Sands National Monument to White Sands National Park, the people of New Mexico are able to protect […]
In April 2016, I chaperoned on my son’s high school band trip. We stayed at the Hyatt Place, Chicago/Downtown. 300 high school kids in one hotel. I felt for the other guests. On the edge of the core, the Hyatt Place Chicago/Downtown is three blocks north of the Willis Tower and eight blocks west of the Cloud Gate (The Bean). To ensure the kids kept quite after lights out we would put a strip of scotch tape across the door […]
