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another see-through house

My favorite thing when I photograph these abandoned farmhouses is when I can see all the way through them. I can’t explain that attraction, but I guess it isn’t any weirder than anything else I like to photograph…

Crosby County, Texas
photographed 2.3.2024

two pipes (in turquoise)

I enjoyed finding this bright spot of color in an otherwise brown alley (in a town called Brownfield).

Brownfield, Texas
photographed 1.26.2024

or, you know, don’t

From what I observed KEEP LIDS CLOSED is not as much of a requirement as it seems…

Brownfield, Texas
photographed 1.26.2024

in a dusty climate

I am sure my late mother-in-law thought I was a terrible housekeeper*. But I am also sure she didn’t understand living in a dusty climate and the way the damn dust just filters in and lands on everything, despite your best efforts.

(To clarify: this isn’t my house.)

Morton, Texas
photographed 1.26.2024

*Naturally, the blame (or whatever) fell on me. Not on my husband. That was How Things Were. Additional examples can be provided upon request.

the damp crept in

I mean, the damp didn’t so much creep in as it just let itself fall right in through the holes in the roof and the broken windows. It just sounds fancier to say it crept in….

Morton, Texas
photographed 1.26.2024