nazareth hospital (and barbed wire)
At some point this was a hospital – the Nazareth Hospital – and then at a different point it was abandoned and had sheet metal over some of the windows and a barbed wire fence around it.
Here are some things I learned from the internet.
The place opened in 1937; in 1931 the Holy Sisters of Nazareth purchased it and renamed it. It was used as a hospital until 1970, when a new facility was built. After that, the building was used for a variety of things until it was abandoned in the early 2000s.
And now, for $99 you can spend six (after dark) hours inside the place with “experienced paranormal investigators” and discover the “secrets” of the place. The fact that the website promoting this adventure misspelled “skeptical” makes me, well, skeptical about the whole setup.
Mineral Wells, Texas
photographed 11.29.2025
which way the wind will blow
The weather was changing: winter was on the way.
But it was 70 degrees when I made the photo of a golden weathervane and an abandoned hospital.
Mineral Wells, Texas
photographed 11.29.2025
a long nap
On the other side of the creepy building from yesterday’s post, I encountered a raccoon taking a nap. Sort of a permanent one, if you know what I mean.
Mineral Wells, Texas
photographed 11.29.2025
exam/room
If you’re tall, or can stretch your camera over your head for a photo, you can see inside what I believe to be an exam room of some sort.
The building itself doesn’t have any signage to help me understand what I was seeing and my efforts to sleuth out some details led me nowhere. So, for now, all I know is the place was abandoned and it had a creepy vibe even before I made this picture.
Mineral Wells, Texas
photographed 11.29.2025
by the light of the spirit
Some photographers will carefully plan when they’ll be in a specific place because they’ve got an exact idea of where the light should be coming from to get The Best Photo. There’s apps and stuff to help you figure it out down to the exact minute and accounting for things like mountains or buildings that could block the light.
I am not one of those photographers.
My technique is far less technical and involves wandering around to see what’s interesting and would make a photograph.
And when I go past a church I didn’t even know was there and the afternoon light is flooding a window on the far side of the building, I like to think the light appreciates my faith in its ability to do the right thing. Without an app.
San Antonio Catholic Church
El Porvenir, New Mexico
photographed 11.10.2025
One Day | One Image 