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State Bound – how exciting!

Wow! State bound!! How exciting. I only hope their efforts ended on a happier note than these businesses did.

Plains, Texas
photographed 6.27.2021

it had been a wet spring

The mud around this abandoned building (a school? a church?) was formidable, and after consideration of the mess that would be involved, I marked further exploration of this place as “come back when it’s dry.” And, as a sort of a consolation prize, I photographed the flowers instead.

I know: a poor substitute for what I was really after. But it was the best I could do that day.

Terry County, Texas
photographed 6.27.2021

time folding over on itself

The place was just falling apart. Literally – pieces of the roof and ceiling were drifted across the floor, where the remaining roof joists cast even-spaced shadows. And outside of what used to be a window: a covered wagon. It felt like time folded over onto itself so far that it nearly touched…

Tucumcari, New Mexico
photographed 6.5.2021

Roadside Art

Maybe one of these days I can see a graffiti artist in action. And maybe when that happens I can choke down my inherent shyness and have a chat with them. I have some questions…

Chaves County, New Mexico
photographed 6.20.2021

Arch and a half

Many things start with good intentions. But those intentions can only get you so far, sometimes, before the arch starts to fall.

Chaves County, New Mexico
photographed 5.23.2021