scribblings from historic downtown McKinney, Texas: altered art, local color, flora, fauna, cemeteries, irrational commentary, improbable-and-unlikely diy home projects
I drive by Valley View Mall in North Dallas on my way to & from work almost every day. Last weekend a traveling carnival set up shop at the edge of the parking lot and I wanted to try my hand at some night photography. The wind has been gusting tremendously this week, but it […]
I’m packing stuff to take with me for a 3-week absence from my house. All the utilities will be cut off while the house is being lifted and placed on its new foundation so we can’t live there. Some friends have generously granted my mom and me temporary sanctuary in their home. They don’t have […]
I don’t think I’ve ever posted a photo of my old house. But here it is. I must have been crazy to buy it. It’s an odd little house that’s been in disrepair for many years. The left side is part of the original porch built about 1890. The middle is a newer enclosed porch […]
I was inspired by an empty tomato can. Needless to say, not much of the can’s label survived the creative process.
I returned to this almost-abandoned cemetery over the weekend. The thick foliage from last summer had been mowed down, probably with a good-sized tractor. The corner of the lovely metal fence had been opened and was bent down; someone didn’t care enough to put it together again. The plants that were mown have dried to […]
The groundhog saw his shadow in Pennsylvania today which means 6 more weeks of winter. Here in North Texas, though, there are signs of spring like this tiny blue flower, called speedwell, which is blooming among the debris of old leaves and dead grass clippings. I hope spring is speeding towards us, as I am […]
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