Blog Archives
what it looks like inside a dust storm
It was hard to tell if this old house was coming or going…either way, I have some concerns about the stability of the right-hand side. It’s developed a bit of a droop.
To be clear, the dust was NOT blowing the day I was there. But it was definitely a possibility given this place’s location in the middle of a cotton field, which was itself in the middle of an arid region. My mind assumed the dust and through the Magic of Editing™ I was able to get the photo to look the way a dust storm feels. (If you’ve never been in one, you ought to head out here and give it a try!)
Scurry County, Texas
photographed 11.26.2025
the day the world blew away
If you were wondering what the inside of a dust storm looks like, let me present this scene. (L. Harvey, guest photographer)
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 2.26.2023
As it all fades away
1. On days like this one, the wind is strong, picking up dirt and flinging it skyward. The horizons blur with airborne particulates, the light takes on the same tint as the dirt, tumbleweeds stream across roadways only to be caught up in fencing. In the worst of these dust storms, cars on the highway have to use headlights and traffic slows down because it’s impossible to see very far ahead. The wind’s howl covers all other sounds save the sounds of a piece of sheet metal being ripped from its moorings or the crack of a tree limb.
2. Certain things are disappearing from the Plains. Like people. Like where they lived. Like water. Like dreams. But the wind always remains.
NW Lubbock County, Texas
photographed 4.26.2013
January 31
Sepia skies and a see-through barn
along FM 168
Castro County, Texas
photographed 1.29.2012
One Day | One Image 