"My ceiling the sky, my carpet the grass, my music the lowing of herds as they pass; my books are the brooks, my sermons the stones, my parson’s a wolf on a pulpit of bones." — Allen McCanless (cowboy poet), 1885
Cowboys, Photography, and Poetry
Tag: photography
Follow on Instagram?
If you are an Instagram user, I started posting there last year. My address was hacked from a Russian IP and I ended up starting all over. We'll see if I can make it work this time... https://www.instagram.com/paleotool/ I was a skeptic at first because I don't use a phone as a primary platform to … Continue reading Follow on Instagram?
Romanian Gypsies
Peter van Beek has documented the difficult life of nomads in a modernizing Europe. Fear, stereotypes, and unfamiliarity dominate their way of life and place them into a partially self-imposed, marginalized portion of society. Although there is terrible poverty, he documents family life and survival of these remarkable people. But it isn't all oppressive … Continue reading Romanian Gypsies
Note to self – № 3
"How we spend our days, is how we spend our lives." Annie Dillard A good daily reminder. What I did today was my choice: Chores, pleasure, work, rest... More of the same tomorrow. Source: Note to self – № 3
1930s Caravans in America
Here are a few interesting trailers from the Golden Age. I hesitated to post these some time ago as I could not rediscover the website they came from. I try my best to attribute images to their source. Tools like Pinterest and Tumblr are great but the data is easily stripped away. This is interesting … Continue reading 1930s Caravans in America
Sunset on the Llano
The big sky becomes a beautiful backdrop for sunset over the Llano Estacado.
Selfie
Playing around while checking trail cams this morning.
Musician
From the New York Public Library Collections. Access like this is what makes the internet truly great. Click the image to browse the collections.
Photographer – Nukshi Alice
From her ABOUT Page: Nukshi is a documentary and portrait photographer and an artist living and working in Nottinghamshire. Her sensitivity to situations, culture and people, has allowed her to adapt well to new challenges and environments. She captures her images by getting involved with people, their culture and lifestyle, which motivates her to preserve those times and moments. Knowledge and empathy with … Continue reading Photographer – Nukshi Alice
When hunting backfires
A while back I came up on a hawk who appeared to have caught something. Then suddenly there was a blur, some thrashing, and here's what I saw when I got to it. In wrestling, we would call that a reversal. Who's the boss now? I decided to break it up for the good of … Continue reading When hunting backfires
Storm
15 August 2013, 1827 MT
Camouflage
Some thoughts occurred recently while looking through some of my wildlife photos. Especially how so many creatures really "fit" in their surroundings. I realize it is mostly for defense (or sometime offense) but it just makes more apparent how poorly most of us humans seems to fit our surroundings. We want to distance ourselves from … Continue reading Camouflage
Southwest Washington
Our second week on the Portland area was primarily spent north of the Columbia River in Washington State. Battle Ground, Vancouver, and a trip to Mount St Helen's. Although it was hot and dry most of the time, it was a relief after spending months in the Southwest on archaeological excavations. These photos are not … Continue reading Southwest Washington
Home on the Range!
Another good sheep camp image. I'd like to see more inside. The original link is here: http://www.talkingtree.org/2011/03/31/welcome-to-the-sheepherders-home/
Montana Sheepherder
Beautiful and well-loved sheepherder photographed by Roger Wade Studio. I really like the cupola on top.
Shadows and Stone
Despite what many of us were taught while learning the trades of the cultural resource management world, archaeological imaging does not have to be dull, drab, or black-and-white.
Ken Williams’ photography, as seen on ShadowsandStone.com, highlights some amazing stoneworks of prehistoric western Europe with an eye for emphasizing the beauty, alignments, and surroundings of these structures in brilliant colors and contrast. He also highlights some photos of actual archaeological work in progress and this interest my cartographic side greatly.
They are performing a 360° scan, collecting about 500,000 data points per second.
Also, check out his blog here: http://blog.shadowsandstone.com/
The New Gypsies
I have seen photos from this book around the web for a while now. A fair number of "hippie" Brits are living mobile, a difficult thing to do in the U.S. Iain McKell has done a wonderful job of photo-documenting the unique, beautiful, sometime spartan accommodations used by these folks on the move. If I … Continue reading The New Gypsies
Wildlife Battle
I was fortunate enough to see an amazing wildlife battle yesterday evening. It was life at its rawest on the Llano Estacado. I wanted to be an impartial observer but, being human, I stepped in and intervened. I live in a rural area with a lot of wildlife including many raptors and snakes. It is … Continue reading Wildlife Battle
Preindustrial Craftsmanship 