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This place was lovely in its desolation.

I mean, I’m sure it’s lovely in the summer with the lights on and music and people and ice cream and sunburns or whatever.

But to me, it is hard to improve on a foggy day with no one else around and a convenient opening in a fence that allows a photographer to step inside and enjoy the moment.

Old Orchard Beach, Maine
photographed 3.16.2026

legs

Look! More from the off season. It is really sort of silly how much I enjoy this photo.

Old Orchard Beach, Maine
photographed 9.14.2025

Three Toilets

This amusement park has been around forever.

When I was a little kid, my parents took their sixth-grade Sunday School class there. One of the kids threw up on a ride. That’s practically my only memory of the place.

I drive by there every couple of years, and this time I saw three portable toilets. Not that they made me think of throw-up kid or anything like that.

Joyland Amusement Park
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 4.25.2017