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the ending was as unplanned as it was predictable
I was driving on a remote road in the Texas Panhandle when I spotted this abandoned farmhouse. Because the terrain was flat and the house was so big, I saw it for a while before I got to it. I debated stopping to photograph the place – I was on my way to the first day of a photographic journey and had a lot of project-related things to shoot before the sun went down. But I did stop, and it was worth it. As always when I see places like this, I was mystified at the things that had been left behind by the last occupants. This sofa did not make the cut, for reasons that will always remain unknown.
Deaf Smith County, Texas
photographed 10.9.2021
Comes down to timing
It was one of those days at the end of the summer when it was still hot but you could sort of talk yourself into thinking that there was something in the air that made it feel like fall. Like a breeze that was a few degrees cooler. Or a dead leaf lifted by that same breeze and snagged on a power line.
(And this: I thought the photo was going to be about that old barn. The leaf changed that for me.)
Cookieville, Oklahoma
photographed 9.18.2021
like a fish out of water
This part of Texas is not what anyone would call lake-infested. And the lakes that we do have are usually less than full. Which I guess explains this fairly common sight: an non-workable boat parked next to a building.
Slaton, Texas
photographed 8.22.2021
It was in tatters faster than expected
That thin fabric was little match for the knife-edge of the broken glass. It only took a couple of strong wind storms for the glass to start to saw the curtains; it all went downhill from there.
Lazbuddie, Texas
photographed 6.6.2021
Source of Power
As I mentioned yesterday, I will always look inside abandoned buildings. And I will frequently photograph the interiors through dirty windows; most always the camera catches more than my own eyes will see so it’s fun to look at the images later to see what I got in the photograph. The Patient Spouse is convinced that one of these days either the camera or I will see something awful…to date, he’s always been wrong. Fingers crossed….
Fort Stanton, New Mexico
photographed 4.25.2021
One Day | One Image 