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cowboy country
Y’all! I love to spot oddly-proportioned murals. It’s a weird thing, but I’m thinking that none of you are particularly surprised by my big announcement.
Anyway: here’s this.
Matador, Texas
photographed 3.15.2024
tornado damage
When I was 14, a huge and deadly tornado struck my town. Storm prediction and warning was a lot different then, and because that storm happened at night and didn’t damage my part of town, I didn’t actually know about it until the next day.
But I’ve never forgotten the shock in our town, the way the winds tossed heavy thing around like they were nothing, and the fact that 26 people died in the storm. And even down, decades later, if you know where to look, scars are still visible.
On June 21, 2023, a tornado struck the small town of Matador. Four people were killed and there was much damage to structures and businesses. And in just a matter of a few seconds, that storm created scars that will last for many, many years.
Matador, Texas
photographed 3.15.2024
muted colors on a muted day
The weather was crap the other day, so naturally that called for a drive. In the rain. In the cold. In the wind. Really just a fantastic day to…see what stuff looks like when it gets rained on, since that’s not a thing that happens all that much.
Matador, Texas
photographed 3.15.2024
as it was left, so shall it remain
Inside an abandoned farmhouse, light bounced around until it landed on the wood-paneled wall, four jackets, and one orange hat.
Welch, Texas
photographed 2.24.2024
caddy
This sewing caddy captured my heart during an exploration of my friend’s grandmother’s house. The caddy had been there for a while – notice those wooden spools of thread – and my thoughts went to the sewing habits of a woman I’d never met. It was more poignant than I had anticipated.
We looked around the entire house and then, just before we left, both of us needed just one more look at the sewing things.
Welch, Texas
photographed 2.24.2024
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