There were some subtle signs to tell us that this farmhouse was unoccupied. The holes in the roof. The broken windows. The height of the weeds. A couple of kitchen appliances in the yard. The bird’s nest in the mailbox.

(Although the flag was up, as though someone intended to mail the nest?)

(Also, we scared up a pair of barn owls and saw a snake. For a place with nothing going on, there was a lot happening.)

Hockley County, Texas
photographed 8.3.2024