Ector Theater Neon
Odessa, Texas
Tough. Friendly. Hardworking.
If you don’t get run over by a truck, Odessa is a pretty good place.
Endure
One must be blind or drunk or in love to live somewhere worse looking than Odessa.
FM 3503
Sand haulers and company trucks roar today, yet in a lost decade, young mechanics revved muscle cars on two lanes, interrupting calm nights before red taillights. It’s been forever since I’ve considered FM 3503.
The Westerner
Sometime in the mid 1960s, passenger rail ended for stops serviced by the Westerner. Gone were the days of streamliners west to El Paso or east to Fort Worth. Cars and airplanes replaced passenger trains as speed and convenience took hold.
February Afternoon
Bare trees stretch up in bright light near dormant vegetation, in chilly air, in a park, near highway traffic, beside a path, and a chance to do something creative.
Heaven
Heaven is out here, working in Odessa.
Comet
On October 23rd, we went west of Penwell to see the comet.
Education
The kids are smart and will do just fine. It’s grown soreheads like me who I worry about.
Small Town, Big Dreams
Welcome to Wink, home of the Wildcats.
Picnic Area
Monahans (Sandhills), Texas
Section House
Monahans (Sandhills), Texas
Grant Avenue
Odessa, Texas
Cable-tool Drilling
Odessa, Texas
Billboard
Odessa, Texas
Hard Hat
Odessa, Texas
Solar Eclipse
We would have chased totality if the forecast had been better, but we stayed in West Texas.
Pumpjack
Penwell, Texas
White-Pool House
Odessa, Texas
Business Section
Odessa, Texas