faded (old) glory
Just because buildings are vacant/abandoned doesn’t mean there’s nothing to see.
This little vignette’s got metal siding where a big plate glass window used to be with a smaller window stuck in. And – and! – a very tattered and faded American flag.
The other side of the shot has a sign whose awkward wording led me to read it as “home drop off please no furniture” which naturally made me wonder why they wanted people to just drop off vacant homes. Ah, language: so amusing. Ha, my thought process: probably not so amusing.
Tahoka, Texas
photographed 3.5.2026
an accidental diptych
I meant for this to be just an image of that statue, who looked like she was holding that light over her head (and, also, possibly, holding up the entire ceiling).
But, as the Photography Gods sometimes dictate, that actual thing that needed to be photographed was the way reflection of the other side of the street turned this into a diptych. As a bonus, the way the warm and cool lights play off each other is fun to look at.
Lamesa, Texas
photographed 3.5.2026
this is how my tale begins
This is not the first time I’ve not broken any photographic ground by making a short depth-of-field photo of this same white picket fence.
And you know what? I bet the next time I visit, I’ll not-break that same ground. I can’t help myself.
National Ranching Heritage Center
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 3.8.2026
by a white-baked wall
This is the first historic building visitors to the National Ranching Heritage Center see; there are tons of pictures of the front of it.
So – you know how I am – I headed down the path and behind a berm to try to catch a different angle on a place that’s familiar to me. The windmill that’s nearly obscured by the trees was a bonus.
National Ranching Heritage Center
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 3.8.2026
in this rosy light
An oil lamp. A cowboy hat. Rough stone walls. Unmatched chairs.
(A summation of the development of ranching in Texas.)
National Ranching Heritage Center
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 3.8.2026
One Day | One Image 