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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
It was curtains for this place
It was apparent that this place was no longer in use, which made those curtains that much sadder, somehow.
And look! Even more yucca.
House, New Mexico
photographed 5.25.2019
3 ACs
If this church/parsonage combination were still in operation, it would be plenty cool in the summer.
(When I was a kid, we had these kind of air conditioners, which work by drawing air across water-dampened pads. They have a particular smell when they come on that I will forever associate with my childhood home on 28th Street.)
House, New Mexico
photographed 5.25.2019
Cardboard and rain
The town of Refugio was heavily damaged by Hurricane Harvey, and as with Woodsboro, there is still plenty of visible damage. Scenes like this – with remnants of what used to be piled up – are repeated over and over. That it was raining the day I was there made it somehow much worse to think about.
“We didn’t have a loss of life so I’ll save using the word devastating, but it was close to it,” said Refugio County Judge Robert Blaschke, who also serves as the county’s emergency director. “Especially for property owners, it will sting for a long time.” (from the Austin American-Statesman, December 11, 2018)
Refugio, Texas
photographed 5.7.2019
Exxon-no-more
Here’s another view of the hurricane-damaged gas station from yesterday’s post.
At this point, almost two years later, it’s hard to imagine this place will ever be repaired.
Woodsboro, Texas
photographed 5.7.2019
One Day | One Image 