The Field Lab and such other nonsense

I mentioned in an earlier post that John Wells, a New York photographer, had exited his busy world of high-fashion photography to move to Terlinqua, Texas and live off the grid. The New York Times recently sent a writer and photographer down to do a piece on John and his lifestyle. The article can be found at the following link.http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/10/garden/10texas.html

John lives one of those lives that I would love to live but would never have the nerve nor the recklessness to live, but I really like to think about it. I am perfectly happy living my life as it is, but there is a certain romance and nostalgia to live out in the old, wild west living on nothing but your wits. Any way it is always a good start to my day.

John has a very small cast of characters and places that are interspersed into his daily blog. Belinda, an adopted long horn cow meanders in and out of his daily life. Belinda has become a small time favorite face book page and coffee mugs can be ordered from John with her likeness on the cup. Floppy is a burro that hangs out at the field lab and usually is in to some sort of mischief. John operates a live web cam of the field lab at his website and Floppy is always knocking it over.

Some friends of John are two western cowboy singers Brent Lovelady and William Rich, better known in west Texas as the Bent Lovehandles. They recently released their first album called "Sacred Order of the Lonely Hearts" which can be purchased from iTunes for $9.98. Brent and William play at local establishments in and around Big Bend National Park and can be seen at the Starlight Theater, a favorite haunt of John and many Big Benders who frequent the area. Brent actually created a YouTube video of a song he wrote and performed at the Field Lab.



John seems to enjoy his notoriety and seems to enjoy entertaining visitors a the field lab.  So if you are in the area and would like to enjoy the company of a true individual, give John a call.