Friday morning, I woke early. 5:00 AM early, in fact. I had a decision to make. Should I drive straight home, or should I map a full day of driving? I had a few locations saved that I could detour to see, including a theatre in Poplar Bluff that's been on my list for YEARS. It would … Continue reading The Poplar Vote
The last two days in Columbia, Missouri have been work days. That being said, I made sure to maximize my time when I'm not in the office, and as I hoped I've been able to visit some of the small towns around here and experience a bit more of Columbia itself. Here are some highlights! … Continue reading Showing Myself the Show-Me State
When I hopped on the highway this morning, I didn't head to the office like normal. At least, not to MY office. My employer sent me to Columbia, Missouri to do some job shadowing at a satellite office. I love traveling for work! Though I was sad to leave Samantha behind for a few days, … Continue reading Winding Through Missouri
I am very excited to announce my next photo exhibition! Opening Night is Thursday, March 2nd at the Circle Cinema. It starts at 6:00 PM and features photographs I've never printed before. At 7:00, I'll be presenting my 'Allure of Route 66' presentation in one of the theaters. If you didn't make it out to … Continue reading Route 66: Green Miles
Happy Valentine’s Day to my companion, my partner, my girl Friday. You hold me up when I want to fall down, encourage me when I’m disheartened, and calm me when I’m upset. She’s goofy, generous, gorgeous…but above all she’s kind. Her creative heart inspires me daily.
I’m so thankful we found each other. If you’ve not taken a look at her stunning steampunk creations, check them out!
I am lucky to have a supportive partner in life, and in my business too. Rhys challenges me, believes in me, and cheers me on. I hope you each have someone, or many somoeones, like this in your life. Celebrate them daily.
I’m making him something special and I wanted to share it with you–it’s still in progress but I was happy when this serendipitously came together. I found transportation tokens that spell out his first name, Rhys, and a fishing lure with his last name: Martin!
Since I've had a pretty light travel schedule lately, I thought I'd do something interesting with the photographs I already have. I back up all of my photos on Google Photos, which has an appropriately great search function. I posed a question on Facebook last week asking folks to submit words or phrases I could … Continue reading Yellow
This last week was full of activity. Most of it wasn't particularly planned, either. It's amazing the kind of trouble you can get up to when you leave yourself open to new possibilities. Wednesday was a big day. It was the six year anniversary of my father's passing, so I took the day off work. … Continue reading Onward and Upward
All last week, the local weather stations have been warning Tulsa residents that a potentially crippling ice storm would arrive this weekend. The big question mark revolved around the actual temperature: in every weather model, Tulsa sat RIGHT on the freezing mark. So it could be a big mess or it could be no big … Continue reading Having an Ice Weekend
Although I haven't been on the road much lately, I've been working on a few projects. The one I'm most excited about is a presentation I'm giving a week from today in downtown Tulsa at the newly renovated Central Library! The Tulsa City-County Library hosts a series of talks annually where local folks share their travel … Continue reading Travels with Tulsans – Route 66
Enjoy my annual retrospective photography video with commentary! Here's to a stellar 2017. https://youtu.be/MijdltStNiE
Rhys' Pieces 