Scenes and stories

This page contains links to what I call word sketches - an attempt to capture the essence of something, usually people that I saw as I walked to and from the river. As might be obvious, I rarely took photos of people, but I watched them intently and occasionally took notes.

Scaring little girls . . November 4, 2011 Halloween

Appearances . . December 24, 2011 Shadows

Young minds . . January 13, 2012 A story of kids and their place in the world
Closets of words yet to be worn . . February 2, 2012 A little fashion

Sky blue holes in the clouds . . June 14, 2012  Street scenes

Father's Day . . June 24, 2012 Along the trail to Burcham Park

Portage . . July 3, 2012  Two guys and a canoe

Remarking on Faces on Mass Street . . September 21, 2012

Bras across the Kaw . . October 4, 2012 Perhaps the first word sketch written for this blog, although not posted until a year later so a photo could be added.

Veteran's Day . . November 17, 2012

Street Musician's Banter . . December 20, 2012

A mid-winter gray sky . . January 11, 2013

Something must be going on, but I can hardly hear you now . . March 7, 2013 People and their phones mostly in South Park.

Rain on whose parade . . April 4, 2013 St. Patrick's Day Parade

A little springtime tune . . May 2, 2013 In front of Weaver's

Today it was my birthday . . June 6, 2013 March 27, 1956 - and then it was 57 years later. Think of Paul Simon, he 'hung one more year on the line.'


Farmer's Market . . June 20, 2013 A creation story.


Young woman walking . . July 4, 2013 A moment out of time.

Dwight and Gabby . . August 1, 2013 A panhandler and his dog. Dwight Sexton, 1964 - 2013.

A little shower and blackberries by the box . . August 29, 2013  Cottin's Farmer's Market.

Simile . . September 26, 2013  Sometimes walking by with your soul open is enough. But let's play with the words a little.

Mr. Harley or Mr. Davidson, I presume . . October 31, 2013  Two older guys just tooling along.

Gardener . . December 19, 2013 After a brief chat in South Park.

Not a sound . . February 13, 2014 Sounds in the snow. A woman's voice.