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Art from a vending machine
I really like it when old places get to have a new life.
So I pretty happy that this ruin may be getting another chance. A local group worked on cleaning up the place and then hosted a pop-up art show the other Saturday. A local ceramics artist, Kendra McCartney, used this vintage vending machine to sell her tiny pots.
Here’s a news report on the project. And maybe the place is haunted?
The Cliffhouse Project
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 9.9.2017
An exuberance
The array of summer flowers is dependent on winter moisture; every summer looks a little different. These flowers got plenty of whatever it was they needed – they were blooming all over the northeastern corner of New Mexico.
Grenville, New Mexico
photographed 8.26.2017
Pendulum
When I was a little kid, my family attended Forrest Heights Methodist Church. We were regulars, the sort of family who sat in the same pew every week. The church sanctuary was the first built space I had a strong affection for – the mid-century lines and combination of building materials felt right to me. I liked the light fixtures, too; they were big and stately and (to me) very church-like.
Not at all like this light, which looks like it should be hanging over Great Aunt Mabel’s kitchen table.
in abandoned church
Grenville, New Mexico
photographed 8.26.2017
The sunny side we also may view
Typical road trip conversation*:
Me: Look over there, at that old church/house/cemetery/etc.!
Patient Spouse: What? Where?
Me: OK. You have to make a u-turn.
Patient Spouse:
And that’s how I got this shot.
Grenville, New Mexico
photographed 8.26.2017
*When I’m not the driver. When I am the driver, I get to make ALL THE U-TURNS I WANT!
Bratwurst (no longer available)
It seemed like a good weekend to get away from home, and we ended up in Abilene. It’s a good thing, I guess, that we didn’t want to have a nice meal of brats while we were there since this place was out of business.
Abilene, Texas
photographed 8.6.2017
