Scenic, officially
Sort of makes you wonder, doesn’t it, if the person in charge of sign placement really intended for this abandoned gas station to be the backdrop for a sign proclaiming the town as Officially Scenic.
Or, maybe “scenic” refers to the marker itself, rather than the town…
Santa Rosa, New Mexico
photographed 5.4.2013
Posted on September 22, 2014, in Photography and tagged 365 photo project, abandoned buildings, black and white photography, melinda green harvey, monochrome, new mexico, NIK Silver Efex Pro 2, one day one image, photo a day, photography, santa rosa, santa rosa new mexico. Bookmark the permalink. 8 Comments.
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I suspect the sign maker was not completely selfless 🙂
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I think you’re right!
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In addition to your observations, signs that identify the population amuse me. But the population always remains static, or so it seems! There ought to be a little man with a paint brush dashing out daily: Imagine the conversation to the sign writer: ‘We lost one overnight, Jack. No, wait a mo. I’m just hearing old Benny had a heart attack an hour ago. Maybe wait an hour or two – could be minus two before nightfall. Correction – there are two on the maternity ward. So that’s minus two perhaps and probably plus two coming out. Overall maybe no change. But you never know, there are still ten hours to go. Hold the paint brush…’
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Andy! Your sign-painting scenario made me laugh.
It also reminded me of days early in my career when I’d have to call the demographer at City Hall to get updated population information for grants and reports. His answers were like the very conversation that you outlined.
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The heritage legislation in my part of the world provides for the erection of official signs. Official signs are protected under the statute and can’t be messed about without the possibility of a fine. Even so, such signs don’t go to the trouble of proclaiming they are official.
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It almost seems like a sign that has to tell me it’s Official is working a little too hard at it, and my assumption is probably going to be that it’s not ACTUALLY official. But I am cynical like that.
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You are a poet after all – “show it, don’t say it” has to be in your DNA somewhere.
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You can’t get away from that DNA evidence, can you?
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