78. to the moon and back.

 oklahoma is OK

 desert watchmen

 so nice, we ate there twice.

green vegetarian, san antonio

conference hotel

3279 miles, 10.5 days
dry heat and sunshine framed by midwestern thunderstorms
mountains, stars, burros, guacamole, scissor-tailed flycatchers, gallon water jugs, forrest gump, wranglers, dust, canyons, hospitality, wildfires, lyndon b. johnson, gasoline, quiet, prickly pears, roads, jenny, and jeremy.

63. art, art house.

 (gerhard richter)

(joseph cornell)

There's no need to lie. It's like poker. The truth is best. 

The others still think you're bluffing, so you win.

61. a bit of break.

museum of contemporary art

 jitish kallat

grand staircase, art institute 

robert rauschenberg

lincoln!

36. westward expansion.

what lies in the shadow of the statue?

a museum.
(obviously)

animatronic history

one of them looked right at me
right at me!

tall tall grass

 

no. touching.

abe lincoln, necklace model, museum piece.

18. a few more.

 one.

attachment, 1829

edwin landeer

painted about the death of charles gough, whose body was found three months after he disappeared and fell to his death, with his dog still by his side, guarding his body.
this event inspired several paintings, as well as the poem helvellyn by sir walter scott.
it also brings to mind the saddest moment in animated television.

 two.

art: suggestive.

17. "panini...i've eaten some of his sandwiches."

sunday:

having a car also meant going to the art museum!

sledders in forest park.
that's the museum to the left.

kayaks really don't get enough use in the midwest.

the st. louis art museum is housed within a building made for the world's fair in 1904.

it has also always been free!

(gerhard richter)

 (chuck close. or paul dano, via 1970)

(lichtenstein)

(jj + ellsworth kelly)