Photos from the Blue Front Cafe

I’m traveling in Mississippi as a guest of Visit the Delta. Nearly all my travel expenses are paid for. It feels a little bit like Jimmy “Duck” Holmes is just waiting for you to show up. There were a couple of local kids hanging around, drinking soda at the picnic tables on the side of …


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Down in the Land of the Delta Blues

I’m in Mississippi as a guest of the Visit the Delta tourism board. Nearly all my travel expenses are paid for. I’d been driving for an hour or more and it didn’t seem possible that I was heading in the right direction. The land was flat and open and mostly brown and above the sky …


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Mississippi Black and White

I’ve been reading Faulkner, I think that’s why these photos look the way the do. I’ve got more pics on Instagram. And if you’re wondering, I shoot a Panasonic Lumix.

Postcards from Mississippi

I’m in Mississippi as a guest of the Visit the Delta tourism board. Nearly all my travel expenses are paid for. I must have looked somewhat disoriented because he asked me if I was visiting. He then went on a tear about the airport. Memphis was a Northwest hub once, then Delta, but it’s been …


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I’m Going to Mississippi

People who are either of The South or love The South do light right up when you tell them you’re off to explore their turf. “Oh, sure,” they concede, “you’re going to be confronted with all kinds of right wing craziness that you’re just not used to here out west. But there’s other stuff too…” …


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