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Melinda Green Harvey
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writer/photographer/wise-ass

See my current project here: https://melindagreenharvey.com/looking-at-people/
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Number 8 is my
granddaughter Bennett, who loves
sports; soccer’s her fave.

Lubbock, Texas
photographed 9.21.24
#haiku #poetry #taketimetolook #taketimetosee #thingsisee #reasonstostop #learningtosee #thoughtfulseeing #thepoetryofphotography #fivesevenfive #sportsgirl
November 13, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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My favorite color: the bright yellow of fall cottonwood trees in New Mexico, especially the way that from a distance you can spot a meandering river by looking at the golden leaves.

“Yellow” would also be correct. But not the same.

Las Vegas, New Mexico
photographed 9.8.2025
November 13, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Juxtaposition
of messages led to to
stop for photograph.

Lubbock, Texas
photographed 9.29.2024
#haiku #poetry #taketimetolook #taketimetosee #thingsisee #reasonstostop #learningtosee #thoughtfulseeing #thepoetryofphotography #fivesevenfive
November 12, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Yes, so I did in fact ignore all the interesting people and beautiful kilts and stuff at the Highland Games and take a photo of price tags. But I was only gone for 1/50th of a second and then came right back.

New Hampshire Highland Games and Festival
Lincoln, New Hampshire
photographed 9.19.2025
November 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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If you get a chance to hear the Scottish band Albannach*, you should definitely go.

Lincoln, NH
photographed 9.19.2025

*For fun, learn how to pronounce “albannach” and then spend a lot of time practicing. (“Aalbannach” is Scottish Gaelic for “Scottish.”) (Look at you, speaking Gaelic and all!)
November 11, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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I went to church today.

Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Watrous, New Mexico
photographed 11.10.2025
#thingsisee #reasonstostop #learningtosee #thoughtfulseeing #taketimetolook #taketimetosee #watrous #newmexico #fujifilm #fujifilmXT5 #fujilove
November 11, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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You know how some towns
just feel welcoming? This place
is not one of them.

Puerto de Luna, New Mexico
photographed 10.6.2024
#haiku #poetry #taketimetolook #taketimetosee #thingsisee #reasonstostop #learningtosee #thoughtfulseeing #thepoetryofphotography #fivesevenfive
November 10, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Just stop. Ok? I don’t think I need to say anything else.

Portland, Maine
photographed 9.17.2025
#thingsisee #reasonstostop #learningtosee #thoughtfulseeing #taketimetolook #taketimetosee #onedayoneimage #sign #travelphotography #roadtrip #fujifilm #fujifilmXT5 #fujilove
November 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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a light in the window (a weird reflection)

Las Vegas, New Mexico
photographed 11.9.2025
#reflection
November 10, 2025 at 1:56 AM
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A clown and a lot of meat grinders. What could possibly go wrong?

Las Vegas, New Mexico
photographed 11.8.2025
#murderclown
November 10, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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Small grave marker and dried summer grasses.

near Mora, New Mexico
photographed 11.9.2025
#thingsisee #reasonstostop #learningtosee #thoughtfulseeing #taketimetolook #taketimetosee #cemetery #newmexico #travelphotography #fujifilm #fujifilmXT5 #fujilove
November 9, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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That red and white sign
means to say TRUCK EXIT. Not
what you expected?

Clarendon, Texas
photographed 8.5.2024
#haiku #poetry #taketimetolook #taketimetosee #thingsisee #reasonstostop #learningtosee #thoughtfulseeing #thepoetryofphotography #fivesevenfive #fujifilm #fujifilmXT5 #fujilove
November 9, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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After a while, I took a break from making regular sunset photos, and decided to do some with intentional camera movement. It’s kind of a cliche, a little redundant, perhaps derivative, but still I liked swirling the oranges and yellow together.

Camp Ellis Beach, Maine
photographed 9.16.2025
November 9, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Previous Me would
have stayed on main roads (and would
have missed this statue).

San José, New Mexico
photographed 8.31.2024
November 8, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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IDK about this rule, which seems overly harsh.

Santa Rosa, New Mexico
photographed 9.8.2025
#travelphotography #roadtrip #signage #whatthehell #signage
November 8, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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I mean, it did feel somewhat like magic, with the purple door and orange trim, the low light, the bounced light, the salt air.

And anyway, who am I to argue with Chaddy’s Emporium and their signage? Surely they wouldn’t say it if it weren’t a fact.

Camp Ellis Beach, Maine
photographed 9.16.2025
November 8, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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104 degrees
at 6 pm – I needed
a blast of cold air.

Post, Texas
photographed 8.6.2024
November 7, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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Look! More from the off season. It is really sort of silly how much I enjoy this photo.

Old Orchard Beach, Maine
photographed 9.14.2025
November 7, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Oh, Littlefield. Poor
Littlefield. That place just can’t
seem to catch a break.

Littlefield, Texas
photographed 8.3.2024
November 6, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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I believe that seeing things in the off-season (like this beach and amusement park) is somehow related to my affection for looking around the back of buildings.

Old Orchard Beach, Maine
9.14.2025
November 6, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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Four days, went to the
Tesuque Village Market
total of four times.

Tesuque, New Mexico
photographed 8.31.2024
November 5, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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“St. Brendan” might sound like the patron saint of golf shirts or something, he’s actually the patron saint of sailors, travelers, and whales. And if you only take one thing away from this post, I hope it will be that whales have their own saint.

St. Brendan’s Chapel
Benneford Pool, Maine
9.19.2025
November 5, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Eight nights on the road
planned around a restaurant
in Colorado.

Burlington, Colorado
photographed 9.4.2024
#haiku #poetry #taketimetolook #taketimetosee #thingsisee #reasonstostop #learningtosee #thoughtfulseeing #thepoetryofphotography #fivesevenfive
November 4, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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The front of this headstone said “Our Dear Mother” and the intricate carving did indicate that they did hold their mother dear. It was all lovely and was enhanced by the fall colors of the lichen.

Oak Hill Cemetery
Newburyport, Massachusetts
photographed 9.18.2025
November 4, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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I am pleased to announce that juror Leigh Ann Whatley has selected my image “gate implies fence” as part of the 25th Annual High and Dry show at the International Cultural Center at Texas Tech University.

The show will be up from December 4 through February 27.

Inez, New Mexico
November 4, 2025 at 2:24 AM