Hole

Hole

Light spills through a hole at the bottom of a rusted metal trough.
Last of the Performers

Last of the Performers

Bushong, Kansas – The high school stage is gradually collapsing beneath the great piano. Classrooms to the west have long forgotten the rustle of books, their window glass now scattered crystal shards. In the rough mix covering the floor I see the title To the Ends of...
Behind the Wheel

Behind the Wheel

February morning, my car won’t start today Yeah, I turned the key at 8:03 And the battery passed away Inside a’ my automobile I’m drivin’ my automobile Wanna my automobile Wanna drive it all around this world – John...
Locomotive 3415

Locomotive 3415

Abilene, Kansas  – This massive 1919 Baldwin 4-6-2 steam locomotive is the result of a heroic restoration effort. I watched it flex its muscles, bellow, and haul a short train toward Enterprise this afternoon. Later on I boarded and took the trip myself. Retired in...
Piano at Bushong

Piano at Bushong

Bushong, Kansas – At the back of the auditorium light spills through roof beams onto the keys of this old Hensel standing grand piano. The school was a combination elementary / high school, a handsome building completed in 1952, one year before the town’s...
Merri-go-round

Merri-go-round

Latimer, Kansas – It’s been a struggle getting the ‘feel’ right on this image. It wants to be black and white, and it says it needs to be a little rough, but not to the point of looking phony. Dunno why some images are so overly concerned with...