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What lies beneath

At some point, someone decided that some rough stucco would be a better exterior for the house than the original narrow wood siding. It’s sort of like a heavy overcoat on top of a fancy dress.

Terry County, Texas
photographed 11.8.2020

Scratch

 

Rural life on the High Plains is rough. And sometimes scratchy.

Terry County, Texas
photographed 11.8.2020

Deadline: not met

Obviously, the 2019 completion date wasn’t met, and 2020’s not looking all that likely.

Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
photographed 9.1.2020

Next Door Neighbors

The demolition process continues, even without human intervention, at the mirror-image motel rooms.

Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
photographed 9.1.2020

Better times were but a memory

Scenes like this always get the attention of my photographic eye (you know that already, right?). There are so many stories here, and I can’t think that any of them had a very happy ending. The hand truck on the left side strikes me as the saddest part of this scene, but there are many things that are in second place.

Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
photographed 9.1.2020