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I am not sure why all these crosses were lined up along the street on the outskirts of Española.
I’ve stopped at a lot of roadside crosses, and almost all the time they indicate a place where someone lost their life along the roadway. But this seemed different, somehow. For one thing, there were so many of them. And the death dates were different. Maybe over time, this has developed into the most dangerous roadway in the state. Or maybe over time, this has developed into an ad hoc location to put up a cross for a deceased loved one, if you can’t afford a traditional gravesite.
Española, New Mexico
photographed 9.1.2019
Posted on September 24, 2019, in Photography and tagged 365 photo project, black and white photography, clouds, Española, Española New Mexico, learning to see, Leica, melinda green harvey, monochrome, new mexico, one day one image, photo a day, photography, postaday, road trip, roadside crosses, sky, storms, Summer storms, take time to look, thoughtful seeing, travel photography. Bookmark the permalink. 2 Comments.
There is definitely a story to be told there.
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I know! But I can’t find out anything about it. Google street view shows the crosses, but Google refuses to play along with any sort of, you know, actual information.
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