the lonesome west

the dark side of the desert

[western-gothic]

[thelostcanyon]

Joshua Tree (Yucca brevifolia) and moonrise, Date Creek Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona.

[western-gothic]

Gary Cooper on the set of The Texan (1930).

[incrediblelightnessofbeing]

[gersaintbeaupre]

[thirtymilesout]

Texas Rangers

lower Rio Grande Valley, circa 1910

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Illustration from “American Spiders and Their Spinningwork: A natural history of the orbweaving spiders of the United States, with special regard to their industry and habits,” by Henry McCook, published in 1889 by the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.

[hellhoundonmytrail]

John Fahey (February 28, 1939 – February 22, 2001)

[thirtymilesout]

William Herbert “Buck” Dunton

with niece, Ada Hartley 

Taos, New Mexico 1916

[theriversandtheroads]

The flowers on top of the cactus remind me of the flower crowns that girls wear at festivals. I just picture the cactus dancing to some shitty DJ while it’s drugged out on molly.

But maybe it would be drugged out on peyote, since it’s a cactus and all.

[vintagecowboy]

The Western rattlesnake commands a certain respect.

[paintedcowboy]

@boardsandbridles

[ghoulnextdoor]

[nostalgic-solitude7]

The Searchers (John Ford, 1956)

[boardsandbridles]

Had a lot of fun with this browband order. Im sure y'all know I live for the desert so when a lady asked if I could come up with an arizona/desert/cactus/saguaro/cactus flower themed browband, I jumped at the chance. Real happy I did because this order opened up a few opportunities for me with one in particular that will be some killer exposure. Heres to fakin it till I make it.

[queen-ofthe-highway-blog]

[whitefeathermfg]

[twippyfan-deactivated20181016]

One of the most beautiful boxed revolvers ever made.