Upstairs at the Mansion – Terlingua, Texas
San Soloman Springs
An attempt to get back on track here: San Soloman Springs, Texas. A 77,053 sq ft (7100 square meter) spring-fed swimming pool in the middle of nowhere. We had it all to ourselves.
Slow-mo
I had a small panic attack at the end of last week when I realized it was Friday. How could the week be done already and what did I have to show for it? Well, a respectable amount, actually. I think my feelings had more…
Upstairs at the Mansion and a post on Instagram
We were playing it loose on day two in Terlingua—not really sure if we would stay or go or if we stayed, where we would stay. Then came an email from Kaci at Upstairs at the Mansion letting us know that she had an unexpected…
Terlingua
Nice news arrived over the weekend: one of my photos was featured on the Instagram blog. So a big thank you goes out to Instagram for the feature and a big boost in the number of people following the Field Office on our adventures. It…
Big Skies
Yesterday we made a quick trip to Alpine under majestic skies. Didn’t actually go into the Dollar Store—rather our heads did a synchronized turn as we drove by, resulting a a break-slam and turn around maneuver. Today we head to Terlingua and Marathon because the…
Space
I’ve had a couple of slow realizations. They started the other day on our trip south of town when I saw the quiet contradiction of space in these parts: the horizon is huge and empty and the feeling of space is profound, but look closely…
South of town
Yesterday: a little field trip to the library and then a spontaneous excursion further afield on highway 67, which heads south out of town. If you are up for just an hour’s drive, you could take it all the way to Mexico. Needless to say,…
Marfa Field Office
Settling in. We’ve opted out of working in the “studio” room and moved operations into the dining room. Now we have a window to look out of while we work away…and that is key.
The road to Marfa
We pulled the car over. On one side of the empty road, the moon had risen above the mountains; on the other side, the sun had just a few minutes before it sunk below the horizon. In between was a tiny, storefront building. Its windows…
