Day 62 (Mon., August 8)

Rain came down hard today. So, as I wrote the other day, I headed out to cover the perfect rain photo. It's imperative that the paper has a good photo and story about the rain every time it rains. It's funny how I saw the best photo of the day and I couldn't take it. That photo was of a very good looking man who was changing a flat tire while the rain came down hard. Why didn't I shoot it? Well, that's because I was the unlucky person who was switching the tire. Ok, maybe I lied a little when I said the man was good looking, but still, nice photo op. At some point during my rain expedition, my tire went flat and I had to switch it. It would have been a good opportunity for a photographer to get the photo of someone soaked and stuck in such predicament.

I am scared to be around so many small towns. Even though I have been around here for two months, I am still afraid. That was highlighted today when I headed out to Robert Lee, a small town some 33 miles north of San Angelo. I was there to shoot a high school teacher getting ready for the school year. In talking to her, I found out there are 80 students enrolled in the school. That number is so high. That's the size of two classrooms during my senior year at Grant High in Van Nuys, Calif. My school had so many students compared to that. I was reminded how small this town is. And I was reminded that it's going to take more than a summer to get adjusted to things around here.

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