I’m not sure why, but I keep coming across these freaky, disturbing fake-humans. Last week it was the 3rd Degree Burns doll at the Fair, and this week it was these teaching dummies from a local nursing school. I had a few minutes to kill before my subject arrived, so I tried to [...]

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Today the Google Apps Bus stopped off at ACU, one of ten schools on their cross-country road trip.
I got a t-shirt!

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This was not a self-propelled lawnmower. He would wheel himself into position, and then cut the area around him.

Preparing to replace the string.

The large rocks in the yard often cause his line to break, or to get pulled off the reel.

Taking a break.

A friend stopped by to visit, and his dog came [...]

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For the person who has everything, a rattlesnake head in a jar!

This “doll” won first prize…for creeping me out!

At the Fair, everyone’s a winner.

An exhibit extolling the virtues of poultry.

Interestingly, his hands appear to be normal-sized…

Silhouetted

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The obligatory Ferris Wheel shot. We had some weird skies tonight, but the rain managed to stay away.

I like the “Carnivale” feel to this one.

I just like the lines and colors.

I don’t ride ‘em, I just shoot ‘em.

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The Ben Richey Boys Ranch benefited from a fundraiser at Buffalo Gap over the Labor Day Weekend. The Chili Superbowl featured the World’s Largest Chili Pot (500 gallons!), and a number of interesting characters…

I really liked the last one. This kid was practicing roping on a “bull” made out of an old skull [...]

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Tonight I got a call to go shoot the Rehab Dinner Show featuring The Oak Ridge Boys.
I have seen the signs all over town for months, and hoped that I would get this particular assignment. Growing up in Tennessee during the early and mid-80s, the music in the family car was a [...]

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I am driven by two great impulses in my life: the desire to bake delicious treats, and the desire to photograph them.

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As any frequent reader of this site will know, I often take little “photo safaris” around this fair city, where I just wander around until something catches my eye.
Earlier this week, while driving down one of the main streets on the north side of town, I spotted an old sign with so much weathering and [...]

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