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Pipe rail gate, almost invisible
A sliver of a pipe-rail gate anchors the desert, while clouds slowly build.
But it doesn’t rain.
near Alpine, Texas
photographed 7.10.2015
Melted Ice
The thing out here is that failures are apparent nearly forever. Just before this trip, I was in Louisiana, where think layers of vegetation will cover things up practically overnight, so that abandoned places just look like all the other green stuff.
The desert wants to always remind us who’s in charge. And it’s not us.
near Presidio, Texas
photographed 11.4.2017
An inhospitable landscape
Everything seems dangerous out here. And even someone’s final resting place doesn’t seem too tranquil.
Shafter, Texas
photographed 11.4.2017
Famous Artists
The cemetery? The Famous Artists are at the cemetery?
I’ve got to be honest here – that’s a little discouraging.
Shafter, Texas
photographed 11.4.2017
Wading Pool (dry)
Several years ago, a friend of mine told me about this county park south of Marathon. It’s on my regular rotation of places to visit when I make my Far West Texas trips, and I’ve become fascinated (or, obsessed – it’s a fine line) by this wading pool. Last year it had water in it, and I didn’t have a wide enough lens to get the shot I wanted. This year, I had a wide lens, but there wasn’t water.
There’s always next year, when maybe the lens-and-water situation will work itself out…
near Marathon, Texas
photographed 11.3.2017
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