The HOV Lane Blog

The 90,000 mile marker was passed while I was driving I-10 West through Phoenix, Arizona earlier today.
During the Send Me A Sign Photographic Project quest, I have now driven 90,000 miles all across America searching for church signs.

Rural Texas. Here in the HOV Lane, we all keep on truckin’…

Rural Texas. It has been a while since a mailbox stood out of the blur whizzing by the window.  Good to see people recycling their cans.

Once again, a dog snuck up on me while shooting. This little fella proved to be friendly and inquisitive. A refreshing change of pace since surviving… Cujo Attacks!

Mt. Calm, Texas.  Upon arrival in Mt. Calm, TX, I quickly developed a calm-plex.

Elk City, Oklahoma.  The Dempster Windmill, circa 1908.

A symbol of sustenance - traditionally, a windmill was the workhorse used to pump water from the ground. The resulting “watering hole” (pictured) delivered a daily provision of cherished water for life on the arid, windy plain.  It seems the windmill may be more aptly described as the [...]

Elk City, Oklahama.  The recent drive through Texas and Oklahoma was sprinkled with wonderful wind wheels, or wind mills.

Lafayette, Louisiana. Another post from a couple of weeks ago… To cap-off Mardi Gras, we headed to a local favorite, Crawfish Time, for shrimp & crawfish.
Ever since becoming enthralled in the film, Raising Arizona, it has been a great love of mine to call these sea critters, crawdads. I drop the “crawdad” reference [...]