Three Things: The Western Edition

I’ve been watching a lot of Westerns lately, and my brain can’t help but linger over the dramatic, sepia-toned scenery this week. Care to write a few tumbleweeds into your piece with me?

Timothy O’Sullivan, Cañon de Chelle, Walls of the Grand Canon about 1200 feet in height, 1873. Photograph, albumen print. Smithsonian American Art Museum.

John Burcham, Tumbleweed in Mid Air over the Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, 2010. Photograph. www.johnburcham.com

Film still from Pale Rider, 1985. Directed by Clint Eastwood. Warner Bros.