Howling
“but the wind yes the wind keeps howling”
-from “Shake” by The Head and the Heart
Out here on the plains, the wind blows nearly every day, and usually from the south or southwest. Anyone who’s been around here long enough could look at this picture and just know that the photo was taken looking to the west. How? Because the tree, the remains of the house, and the other tree all lean to the right, having spent their lives being pushed that way by the every-present southerly wind.
So now you know.
Hockley County, Texas
photographed 10.16.2010
Posted on November 22, 2013, in Photography and tagged 365 photo project, abandoned buildings, black and white photography, hockley county, hockley county texas, melinda green harvey, one day one image, photo a day, photography, texas. Bookmark the permalink. 5 Comments.
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We have what seems like a constant breeze from the North (over the Lake) on most days except when you really need it.
I love the deep sepia tone on this. It elevates the drama.
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Thanks – the color makes me think of dust storms, which of course wouldn’t happen without the wind. Yes, the wind.
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I like that the house leans too. Do Texans have any common leanings, like to the east in defiance of the wind?
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Mostly to the right, in defiance of reason. If you know what I mean.
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I do. Defiance of rhyme too, except in C&W.
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