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By the time you see this photo, the building will be gone.
The Patient Spouse was driving me around the other morning and we happened to go by this school building that was in the early stages of demolition (making way for a newer, fancier, bigger facility). The worker approached me and asked if I’d like to look around inside. That was exactly the opposite of what I thought he was going to say, but I did happily accept his offer.
Woodrow, Texas
photographed 6.20.21
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
One Day | One Image 