Category Archives: Daily Life

Another Chinati weekend is now passed. The visitors have left and, once again, it’s quiet here in Marfa. Compared with last year’s open house, this weekend was blessedly not a circus: the puberty patrol was abated (no free Sonic Youth … Continue reading →

This October will be my third Chinati Open House since living in Marfa, and the second where I have lived across the street from the Chinati Foundation. What that means is that it is the second year of the incessant … Continue reading →

A propos of yesterday’s post, here’s some pix from the Javelina Incident which happened early this year. Background: Erika heard a lot of thunking under the floor of her house and a funny smell. At first, the thought was ‘mice,’ … Continue reading →

A couple of months ago, maybe more, a barn swallow couple began to build a mud nest on the front wall of my house under the covered porch. After a short time, four baby barn swallows could be seen peering … Continue reading →