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Construction project
1. “The best camera is the one you have with you.” – Chase Jarvis
2. Sometimes the day’s schedule sort of does its own thing, no matter what you’d planned.
3. And, because of item 2, I had only my cell phone with me when I had the chance to look around the renovation of this building.
4. But at least I had it.
Levelland, Texas
photographed 11.11.2014
Sale or trade
It’s really no secret to anyone who’s been around the blog for very long that I have a fondness for Santa Rosa, New Mexico…
Many years ago, I made quite a few trips between Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Lubbock, Texas; at that time all I knew about Santa Rosa was that was where to turn (right, heading to Lubbock; left, to Albuquerque). I never drove through town, a fact which is sort of embarrassing to admit. In recent years, my family have taken up scuba diving and (this doesn’t even sound right), there’s a place to dive in Santa Rosa. These days, I tag along on as many scuba trips as I can; while the divers are diving, I am exploring. The old Route 66 is a treasure of abandoned buildings (mostly gas stations, now usurped by big chain stations-with-convenience-stores over on the interstate.)
For the five years or so that I’ve been photographing Santa Rosa, the fluorescent lights inside the service bay at this old Exxon station have been on. I don’t know why. Maybe to illuminate that Sale or Trade sign. Just in case.
Santa Rosa, New Mexico
photographed 5.4.2013
All rectangles (nearly)
Here’s another photo that’s mostly rectangles – only that row of weeds breaks the pattern.
Midland, Texas
photographed 8.23.14
Hotel Lobby
Florida’s not JUST parking garage vents; it’s also got hotel lobbies. This one is in the Vinoy Renaissance. It was a grand hotel in the 1920s, then fell into disrepair before being redone. Among nice things at the Vinoy is a wide, shady front porch with rocking chairs and a view of a park and the bay. There’s a very good possibility that I’ve spent my fair share of time on the porch…
St. Petersburg, Florida
photographed 10.27.2014
Boiler House
The former Pearl Brewery has been transformed into a very nice conglomeration of restaurants, shops, outdoor markets, music events, and so forth. The old boiler house is now home to a restaurant called – this is complicated! – the Boiler House. It has a “casual yet energetic atmosphere” which I think means “loud.” But it also has wine and craft beer, so I guess after a while that atmosphere won’t be bothersome.
San Antonio, Texas
photographed 10.25.2014
One Day | One Image 