Monthly Archives: March 2023
cemetery shack
I am not sure what this thing was…when I spotted it from the other side of the cemetery, I thought it was a caretakers’ shack. But when I got there, it looked like only the door of a shack…and the rest of the shack was nowhere to be seen. But it did make the stop (and the numerous associated u-turns to get there) worth the effort.
Oxford, Texas
photographed 2.19.2023
the tiniest gestures can hold the deepest meaning
This was an intense and personal conversation.
(And to be clear: I wasn’t as close as it looks, as this is cropped from the original.) (I mean, I try to have some decorum.)
Havana, Cuba
photographed 11.7.2022
cleaning day
This was a good way to spend a few hours the other Saturday morning: touring a distillery. Among the things I saw was a dedicated member of the Texas Bourbon Bottling Team rinsing out a tank in preparation for a new batch of bourbon. If you’re in the area, you ought to stop by…
Garrison Brothers Distillery
Hye, Texas
photographed 2.18.2023
parking lot
It’s really just an affectation that we city folks have that parking lots require pavement and stripes and all that fancy stuff, when in practice all a parking lot really needs is a place to park some cars. And then, maybe, some cars to park there.
Gillispie County, Texas
photographed 2.19.2023
3635 days later
At some point in the 3,635 days between these photographs, Crider’s Motel was torn down. Actually, I know exactly when it was torn down, thanks to a random comment on an earlier blog post. Here’s the timeline:
- I made the original photo on March 9, 2013
- The place was torn down on November 21, 2016
- And on February 19, I went back
And for those of you keeping up with things, you’ll be interested to know that the old motel – which was widely known for housing those on staff with President Lyndon B. Johnson when he was in residence on his nearby ranch – was torn down to make way for: a vacant lot.
Johnson City, Texas
photographed 2.19.2023
One Day | One Image 