Keep out
Two things here:
– The KEEP OUT painted on the wall, because the state of the yard made the sign unnecessary.
– The way the leaves of the plant make that lovely radial pattern which is such a nice counterpoint to the hard rectangles of the window openings.
Of course I had to stop.
Marfa, Texas
photographed 8.16.2013
PS – For those of you keeping score, this is the 13th post taken on August 16. Yes – a good day.
Posted on October 31, 2013, in Photography and tagged 365 photo project, abandoned buildings, architecture, black and white photography, marfa, marfa texas, melinda green harvey, one day one image, photo a day, photography, texas. Bookmark the permalink. 19 Comments.
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It says “keep out” but it’s so inviting!
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A couple of things:
1. Snakes.
2. Weeds with thorns.
3. Snakes.
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A truly low-tech sign.
Thorns and snakes – if they can disobey the sign, then surely the paparazzi can too! I wonder if the window plant is to shield from prying lenses.
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I thought the plant was just there by happenstance but there’s a chance I overlooked something even more interesting than this sign. Better get back down there and check it out…
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It’s probably where one of your more upstanding political figures keeps a mistress, or two. You could take a photo that someone would pay good money for, though it would need to have people in it.
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People? I’m out.
(But it was, nonetheless, a good idea.)
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I was about to say you might need to expand your horizons, but thinking about where you live, that just isn’t true. People, rattlesnakes, thorns – none seem to be in your photos. At least you are consistent.
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You’re correct in a literal sense: my horizons are about as big as they can get.
I thought I might have posted photo of a mesquite thorn somewhere along the way, but looking back through all my blog posts (an embarrassing thing to do – some of that early stuff is just awful) I didn’t see a single thorn. So, you are correct again: I am consistent in subject matter.
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You are – those three have a lot in common.
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A few people don’t fit into that commonality. (Look at me! Trying to be nice!!)
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A rock star just came to my door. I got rid of it, and its bloody friend, with candy. That’s me, trying to be nice too.
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I’m hiding in the back of the house. All lights are out. Later, I will crawl down the hallway to the bedroom.
That’s me being nice, Halloween edition.
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Well, someone needs to be nice to you, so it might as well be you. The crawling part though. If you had one fewer drink, you might find you could walk. Just saying,..
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I left out a key detail, which is that my house has a lot of windows that face the street, and none of them have any blinds or curtains. Crawling is a matter of camouflage, not drunkenness.
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Oh! Excuse me. Sorry to be so rude.
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Not your fault: for some reason I thought you knew what my house looked like….!
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Excellent!
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Talk about juxtapositions! Wow, Melinda, you sure do find the most wonderful treasures. I have to admit I’d still not quite convinced that you are still on planet earth with some of this stuff, it’s just so surreal! Your work is just awesome, all your pieces tell great stories.
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Thanks, Toad! I really appreciate all the very kind support you’ve provided for my blog!
Next time you’re in Texas, stop by – I’ll show you this stuff, which really does exist. I promise.
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