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Groundskeeper’s Shack
I think you need to know that I have just completed a long list of tiny cemeteries scattered across the Texas panhandle. And you also need to know that I have a fascination with the stuff that makes things work – like the groundskeeper’s shack at a cemetery. If you see where this is headed…
Pearce Cemetery
Hale County, Texas
photographed 6.28.2020
Nothing lasts forever
The saddest part of any cemetery is this right here: the gathered up dead or damaged flowers and other mementos that families have left.
O’Donnell, Texas
photographed 7.13.2020
Life as an open book
I guess it felt a little bit like I was standing at a pulpit, about to deliver a sermon. Sure, the potential listeners were all dead, but I didn’t have that much of importance to say, so it didn’t really matter.
Pearce Cemetery
Hale County, Texas
photographed 6.28.2020
Two Cemetery Cisterns
These two crumbly concrete cisterns were the most fascinating part of this little country cemetery – I’d say one third of the photos I made here featured them. Obviously, since I was shooting late in the afternoon, I need to get back over there early in the morning, and when there’s a storm, and maybe even on a cold, clear night to get some stars. I guess my quest for a new obsession has ended….good thing it’s only a 30 minute drive from home.
Pearce Cemetery
Hale County, Texas
photographed 6.28.2020
Continuation
Well, really, who wouldn’t be enchanted by the repetition of the patterns in the plowed field, the metal walls, and the roof?
Pearce Cemetery
Hale County, Texas
photographed 6.28.2020
One Day | One Image 