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elect dep
I bet I’ve made a thousand trips through Crosbyton. Yet, somehow this trip marked the first time I turned north off the highway on Avenue E. It was definitely worth the extra 1.5 blocks of driving because I found the City Elect Dep and also learned that tires are not, apparently, eligible for any upcoming election.
There is always something to learn, even if you have to make it up yourself.
Crosbyton, Texas
photographed 7.28.2024
Pool Boy
I have been through Crosbyton about a million times and for some reason I’d never bothered to stop to photograph their municipal swimming pool. My regular reader(s) may recall that I have sort of a thing for small town swimming pools; I cannot explain what I had not stopped here before now.
To my credit, though, I did stop as soon as I thought about, well, stopping.
Crosbyton, Texas
photographed 9.17.2021
We are sorry (we are)
“I am very fond of the out-of-business sign on the door, and the way it takes on a sort of beat-poet vibe,” the photographer said as she snapped her fingers and yearned for a beret.
Crosbyton, Texas
photographed 12.20.2017
Fancy Ketchup
After a trip to Nebraska, my friend Andy wrote the first two lines of a poem about the state:
God bless Nebraska, where everyone is nice.
God bless Nebraska, where ketchup is a spice.
What I don’t know is if Nebraska has actual Fancy Ketchup, the way this recently-departed Dairy Queen did.
Crosbyton, Texas
photographed 12.20.2017
Thank You, Thank You
It’s easy to lament, the way I did yesterday, the loss of a local institution. However, I can say with absolute certainty that I wouldn’t have stopped to make photos of a still-in-business Dairy Queen. So there’s that.
Crosbyton, Texas
photographed 12.20.2017
One Day | One Image 