2025 08 06
Haley and the barn. Kingdom, Illinois. July, 2025. © Clayton Hauck
I’ve always been fascinated by how people exteeeeend words audibly while saying a list of things they want to feel more impactful. “I’m so busy! I have to waaaaalk the dooooog, cleeeean the baaaathroom; there’s just no time!” When I was a kid, I recall being in the kitchen with my mom and her friend. The woman did this while listing off some things in mundane conversation and I called her out on it. Not in a judgy way, but more so asking if they’d ever noticed how everyone does this. I remember her reaction being quite lackluster, to my astonishment. “Yeah, I guess you’re right,” she said, most likely.
Anyway, back to work. I have a loooot of important things to do today.
-Clayton
2025 06 16
A happy barn! Kingdom, Illinois. May, 2025. © Clayton Hauck
At least, that’s how I see it (as a happy barn).
I’m going to be spending a lot of time in Kingdom, Illinois in the coming years. More on this another day. In fact, likely much more on this many more days…
-Clayton