Charles Henry 11/2/25 Charles Henry 11/2/25

Pond

Midland, Texas

Charles Henry 10/26/25 Charles Henry 10/26/25

Interstate Twenty

Warm sunlight and desert mountains blanket the horizon. Miles of asphalt fly under my feet. I love being out here among trucks.

Charles Henry 10/23/25 Charles Henry 10/23/25

2nd near West County Rd.

Odessa, Texas

Charles Henry 10/23/25 Charles Henry 10/23/25

Monahans Motel

Monahans, Texas

Charles Henry 10/22/25 Charles Henry 10/22/25

Working Town

If people knew you were out there making pictures, you’d probably get in worse trouble, a proper way of going wrong. Odessa is a working town, and everyone needs a good way of going wrong.

Charles Henry 10/1/25 Charles Henry 10/1/25

Enjoying the Day

Interesting places exist wherever we look long enough. Odessa is a real place, nothing touristy about it, so real that it’s utterly clueless about itself in a good way, and that’s why I stay.

Charles Henry 8/31/25 Charles Henry 8/31/25

Flat

West Odessa, Texas

Charles Henry 8/10/25 Charles Henry 8/10/25

Big Dreams

Wink, Texas

Charles Henry 8/9/25 Charles Henry 8/9/25

Kermit Highway

Odessa, Texas

Charles Henry 8/4/25 Charles Henry 8/4/25

Parks

Near passing cars, a walkway loops around a pond. Trees grow, and ducks eagerly anticipate snippets of bread. The park, known as Buffalo Wallow or Memorial Gardens, is an excellent place to walk in the evening hours.

Charles Henry 7/14/25 Charles Henry 7/14/25

Texas Street

Odessa, Texas

Charles Henry 7/10/25 Charles Henry 7/10/25

Bloom

Penwell, Texas

Charles Henry 6/11/25 Charles Henry 6/11/25

Ector Theater Neon

Odessa, Texas

Charles Henry 6/8/25 Charles Henry 6/8/25

Tough. Friendly. Hardworking.

Odessa is a pretty good place.

Charles Henry 5/22/25 Charles Henry 5/22/25

Endure

One must be blind or drunk or in love to live somewhere worse looking than Odessa.

Charles Henry 5/1/25 Charles Henry 5/1/25

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.