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The Morning Windows

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This building’s been vacant for a while, which is a shame. The morning sun coming through the windows illuminates a sad state: the roof’s collapsed (or is collapsing). There’s probably no going back now.

Lubbock, Texas
photographed 3.26.2016

Two of these things are not like the others

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I’ve been through Sweetwater a few hundred times. I’ve gone downtown maybe five times.

And, one time I actually got out and walked around. That’s when I saw these bars across an opening left over when a business went away.

It was worth the (short) investment of my time.

Sweetwater, Texas
photographed 3.20.2016

I miss you like I miss the flowers in bloom

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Today’s the last day of my self-assigned lyrics-as-titles experiment. Thanks for your patience!

The way the openings in this old place lined up was what caught my eye. It made me sad, the way the roof’s gone, the weeds are taking over, the plaster’s peeling away: it was a lonely scene.

So, here’s a lonely song.

Marathon, Texas
photographed 7.10.2015

adds up to a bunch of nothing

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There’s a lot going on here, but also not much is happening. It’s my favorite thing to find.

Today’s Bruce Cockburn lyric comes from his song “Someone I Used to Love”.

Valentine, Texas
photographed 8.16.2013

through the joining and the parting

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There were abandoned churches all over Nova Scotia. Some had new life, others were too far gone for that to still be an option.

And, here we are on day two of my Bruce Cockburn lyrics-as-title experiment. Today’s comes from “The Light Goes On Forever.”

Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia
photographed 7.27.2015