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Blinds, down

A pile of blinds on the floor, in the shadow of the jalousie window from yesterday.

Vaughn, New Mexico
photographed 2.25.2019

Jalousie

The big plate glass windows were on the ground, in millions of pieces. But somehow, these jalousie windows were still intact. I guess they lack the inherent appeal of someone looking to have a dramatic second throwing a rock through a window.

Vaughn, New Mexico
photographed 2.25.2019

Spring Break

You just know that was a squeaky mattress…

Yeso, New Mexico
photographed 5.25.2019

Holes in the argument

That sign does seem to imply – or even promise! – that there’s water nearby. Evidence suggests otherwise, though…

Yeso, New Mexico
photographed 5.25.2019

Stepstool

The windows were boarded up, almost all the way to the roof. There was a gap, though, which led me to use one of my favorite photographic techniques: propping the camera on any available level surface and shooting without actually knowing what I was going to get. In this case, as you can see, I got some shelves that are leaning all kinds of ways, one dangling light bulb, and piles of pigeon (or rodent) crap.

And a stepstool that reminded me of one we had when I was a kid.

Yeso, New Mexico
photographed 5.25.2019