got a tattoo of a snake
and a ski-mask on my face
but i woke up in a ditch
behind the stop’n go

lying in the weeds
with a bullet in my gut
watching dollar bills
fly away in the dust

Handsome Family, (2016). Unseen. Gold

In the image on the right, I’m experimenting with Photoshop Adjustments. I tried to wash out most of the colors except for the green and the red of the leaves and trumpet-flowers. A contrast to the image on the left with its setting sun hues and gleaming gecko.

Sitting here watching Rachel Maddow interviewing Kellyanne Conway, Trump’s new campaign manager, and it’s amazing to see Conway squirm as she tries to explain the Republican candidate.