When my family lived outside of Dallas, my brother and I frequently tramped around a creek behind our house. We’d put on boots, walk through the electric-tower-lined field behind the houses to a trail that lead down to this creek. … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Louisville
Lessons Learned from Wedding Planning
I got married about a month ago, happily bringing an end to about six months of worrying about getting married. Here are a few things I learned and a few I wish I would have known: Do It Your Way … Continue reading
Just Exploring Louisville: Heigold House Facade
There are landmarks in cities and on routes that I look forward to seeing. It can be a sculpture, a building, even a view. In Houston, there was the mural on the side of Mary’s, a gay club on Westheimer … Continue reading
Louisville Art Car Parade 2011
Last Saturday, I conveniently had the day off and spent part of it at the Art Car Parade on Frankfort Avenue. You may remember my disappointment last year, when the parade ended after about 20 cars. I think this year’s … Continue reading
Just Exploring Louisville: Little Loomhouse and Iroquois Park
I don’t usually plan to get lost. Yes, when I ran, I sometimes did turn down several roads I didn’t know, then made myself find my way back to my starting point (resulting at least once in an hour-long run … Continue reading
Notes on Spring
Anyone who’s checked in for my irregular updates for the last year knows I love spring – the first hints of warmth, the tiny green leaf buds on tree branches, the flowers everywhere, the brilliant, rich green after rain. We’ve … Continue reading
Stranger 28: Clara (and Max)
Clara was very willing to let me take her picture and kept holding Max, whom she’d picked up to cross the street (I was waiting on the other side). Apparently, her son is a photographer. I was too nervous to … Continue reading
Stranger 27: Dave
Dave and a fellow Elvis impersonator were in the parking lot of our grocery store this evening, leftover from the afternoon’s St. Patrick’s Day parade. Me: “I’m doing this project where I take pictures of people I don’t know.” Dave: … Continue reading
Stranger 26: Jorge Luis
Jorge Luis is another bus stop stranger. He’s from Cuba and speaks only “little Spanish, little English.” My own little Spanish does not include “I’m doing this project where I take pictures of strangers,” so I just said it slower … Continue reading





