Cable bundles, Austin, TX

Great hanks of thin multicolored cables (phone? fiber?) spilling out of a roadside box along an Austin street.

Neon lotus, Austin, TX

A neon lotus beckons through the dark with a surprisingly subtle set of color choices.

Multilayer sunset taking off from DFW

One more perspective on the multi-layer sunset, rising into a shining golden dusk.

Multilayer sunset taking off from DFW

Sunset both above and below as my plane rises past the clouds.

Multilayer sunset taking off from DFW

Sunset coming both above and below the clouds as we rise in takeoff from Dallas.

Abandoned cul de sacs, Dallas, TX

This development appears to have been abandoned after the roads and sidewalks went in---yet somebody is still mowing its proto-lawns.

Backwards P, Dallas, TX

A "backwards P" development-to-be.

Three-character development, Dallas, TX

Multi-lobed skeleton of a development, looking to me like three interlinked glyphs: a pi on the left, an A on the upper right, and a Bengali "e" on the bottom right.

Thoroughbred 2H Gas Well, Dallas, TX

This combination of water, bare earth, and machinery mystified me at first, making me think it might be some sort of department of transportation facility.  In fact, however, a bit of sleuthing led me to discover that it is actually natural gas well named "Thoroughbred 2H."

Trinity River Bridges, Dallas, TX

A collection of bridges over the Trinity River in Dallas, all very different from one another.

Trinity River, Dallas, TX

Closeup into the tamed shores of the Trinity River near Dallas, and one of the long flat spans that crosses it and its flat floodplain surroundings.

Trinity River, Dallas, TX

Not far from the center of downtown Dallas, a vast undeveloped plain of parkland surrounds the Trinity River. I have no idea what it's like, but would like to visit and explore it someday, if it's open to the public.

Downtown Dallas, Texas

The "tower farm" of downtown Dallas, Texas.

Bands of cloud over Missouri

Rippling bands of cloud over a snowy Missouri landscape, earlier this year.

Riding pillion, Iowa City

This guy makes sure he's got his woman riding on the motorcycle behind him. Wish I'd gotten a good picture of them in motion together through traffic, but my only quality shot was after they'd parked.

D tomato

As they aged and softened, these tomatoes started picking up the imprints of their storage container, including this perfect print of the letter "D".

Caribbean Sunset

Sunset in the air over the Caribbean, between two layers of clouds.

Vieques, Puerto Rico

The island of Vieques in silhouette, halfway between the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. Once a US Navy bombing range, it is not primarily wildlife reserve.

Sunset over St. Thomas, USVI

A gorgeous Caribbean sunset over the island of St. Thomas.

Fence on St. Thomas

A fence on St. Thomas, painted all in Rastafarian colors.

Caneel Bay pathway at night

Low night lights along a pathway in Caneel Bay, St John, since devastated by the Irma/Maria one-two punch of hurricanes.

Miami beach at night

One last shot of Miami beach: a night view of the shining white beach from a flight on another trip.

Lurking pirate ship, Miami Beach

Offshore, however, pirates lurk in their old-timey sailing ship.

Boardwalk, Miami Beach

This long, long boardwalk runs parallel to the ocean in Miami Beach, dividing condos from sand and surf. I found it a wonderful place to wander and take in the sights and the fresh air.

Golden mammoth, Miami Beach

Here we have a golden mammoth skeleton in a golden case, mostly hidden within an inaccessible private garden. I'm... really unclear on what this means to the person who decided this was the appropriate decoration for this garden.

Incongruous Venus, Miami Beach

Very random-seeming imagery on construction-covering canvas sheets, including a rather incongruous Venus of Willendorf who appears to be channeling Roy Lichtenstein.

Condo walls, Miami Beach

Serried ranks of condo balconies.

Colorful condos, Miami Beach

Colorful condos along the waterfront at Miami Beach.

Stylin' graffiti hair, Miami Beach

Graffiti art with wonderful swooping hair.

Snip Salon, Miami Beach

Self-illustrating sign for the "Snip Salon."

Ray wheel, Miami Airport

One more of these wonderful underwater wheels, this one of spotted eagle rays.

Fish wheels, Miami Airport

More "wheel of fish" sculptures---a whole wall of piscine madness!

Fish wheel, Miami Airport

Sculpture in the Miami airport: a wheel of tropical fish.

Colorful parking deck, Miami

If you've got to have bland urban structures like parking garages, you might as well paint them to be fabulous!

Curving skyscraper, Miami

A beautifully curved skyscraper in the midst of Miami, probably luxury condos.

Underwater grid, Miami

A mystery to me about Miami bay: what are these checkerboard pattern grids that one can see underwater in some places?

Rectilinear Islands, Miami

The bay off of Miami is filled with clearly artificial islands in a variety of highly rectilinear shapes, likely built by dredging and reorganization of sand.

Miami Beach

Towers of Miami Beach, in a thin strip between the ocean and the bay behind.

Watershed lines, Iowa

The dark green lines of watershed grooves stand out unplanted in an Iowa field.

Sunset over Charlotte Airport

Homeward bound, sunset over the Charlotte, NC Airport, highlighting a towering not-quite-thundercloud.

Jordan Pond carriage path, Acadia Nat'l Park

From atop a different mountain (one of "The Bubbles"), looking down on the long dark form of Jordon Pond, one can see one of the carriage paths that people ride horses and bicycles upon in the park, cutting across the side of the mountain in a low rising slice of white line.

Red sails, Acadia Nat'l Park

Red-sailed tourist schooner, out giving tours from Bar Harbor.

Someone's home is a castle, Acadia Nat'l Park

Looking down onto one of the private enclaves nestled on the edge of this very old park, I see that somebody's got a remarkable castle-like home perched high on a promontory by the sea.

View from the Beehive, Acadia Nat'l Park

View out over the lush green and blue landscape from the top of a wonderful little mountain called The Beehive. Acadia has the best "great view per foot of hiking" of any park I know.

Sand Beach, Acadia Nat'l Park

Sand Beach, the only really "beach-like" beach in all of Acadia National Park. Beautiful, but also often quite frightfully cold, even in the summer.

Inn, Bar Harbor, ME

A long waterfront inn in Bar Harbor.

Bar Harbor, ME

Welcome to Bar Harbor, its named spelled out in shells and stones by some helpful person on this ocean-side path.

Giant moth, Belfast, Maine

A gigantic moth, spreading its wings for us in the bottom of a jar.

Phantasmagoria, Boston MFA

From a wonderful exhibit on what were, essentially, 18th century horror movies, projected with movable mechanical slides from a candle lantern and accompanied by live music. Here a little smiley imp banged its drum, swiveling its arm up and down as it summoned other monsters.

Phantasmagoria, Boston MFA

From a wonderful exhibit on what were, essentially, 18th century horror movies, projected with movable mechanical slides from a candle lantern and accompanied by live music. Here a laughing devil's head drifted across the screen, with staring eyes and flapping mouth.