Author Archives: Melinda Green Harvey
plastic-wrapped, 2
In addition to the plastic-covered equipment from yesterday’s post, we also saw an entire building that was wrapped in plastic. It was flapping in the gentle 25 mph breeze that wafted through, which gave the whole thing a lovely kinetic feel.
Olton, Texas
photographed 7.19.2025
plastic-wrapped, 1
My main rule is that if my friends Ron and Cheryl call up and offer a day-long road trip, the answer should always be an enthusiastic yes. And when Ron says for me to be sure and bring my cameras “just in case” the only thing left to do is coordinate what time they’ll stop by to pick us up.
And that’s the story of how I happened to see this plastic-shrouded piece of agricultural equipment along the highway.
Olton, Texas
photographed 7.19.2025
self portrait
Well, look at that! There I am, reflected in the headlight rim of an old motorcycle! (In real life, I am taller.)
This was right about the time a mom – one of those ones who have been fortunate enough to have given birth to the World’s Only – and Most Fascinating and Smartest – Toddler In History – shouted at me from across the gallery because she thought I was photographing her and the WO-AMFAS-TIH*. That was fun! I’ve never been yelled at in a museum. Photography sure does lead to a lot of new experiences.
The Museum of Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 6.27.2025
*I wasn’t.
something doesn’t seem right
Good gracious! Something seems amiss here.
But the worst thing (possibly) is that no one seemed to notice; they were just going about their day not even caring that there was an armless man piloting the boat through thin air while also blowing a sizeable amount of smoke out of his mouth.
Lubbock County, Texas
photographed 5.30.2025
red light district
Of course my eye was drawn to the only bit of color in the scene…even though what I’d gone over there to photograph was the remains of a building on the right side of the image. Now I can understand that the building-husk was just the bait to lure me in.
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 5.20.2025
One Day | One Image 