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Pulpit View
If you want to know more about the Covenanters’ Church, Wikipedia can explain it.
I was the only one inside the place. And that pulpit, accessible via a steep and narrow staircase, was too tempting to resist. It just occurs to me that maybe steep and narrow staircases inside churches could be a metaphor. Those straight-laced founders of the place, who segregated men and women during the services, probably didn’t imagine a day when a woman could ascend to the pulpit. Even if she was just there to make a few photos.
Covenanters’ Church
Grand Pré, Nova Scotia
photographed 7.26.2015
One lightbulb and one star
I was never lucky enough to get to see this sign when it had all its parts and when the Stardust Motel was operational. But I guess that’s OK, since I am sort of fond of the parts that are still there.
near Marfa, Texas
photographed 7.11.2015
Traveler’s Rest
A “crumbling adobe” is practically a cliche out here, but this adobe building really is crumbling away.
This place used to be a motel, a welcome respite for travelers in this remote part of Texas. But now, it’s all about that suitcase.
Marathon, Texas
photographed 7.10.2015
When you need a train
As hard as it is to imagine when you see the town today, there used to be a rail line through Roaring Springs. It operated until 1981, and now the tracks are gone.
But the depot is still there. And so is this train signal. And it all reminded me of this fine Amanda Shires song “When You Need a Train it Never Comes”.
Roaring Springs, Texas
photographed 7.3.2015
Want some more Amanda Shires? She does a killer version of the Springsteen classic “Born in the USA” with her husband, Jason Isbell.
The broad expanse
The school, closed now for thirty years, has a broad lawn in front. Someone still mows it, which is a nice touch.
McAdoo, Texas
photographed 7.3.2015
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