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Across the High Plains you can see the remains of buildings that were once used to house migrant farmworkers who moved through the area as they followed the crops. Most of the places are in really bad shape – some have already fallen over, in fact.
This place was, by typical standards, actually pretty nice. It had a roof, even. We chatted up the folks nearby (they were building a fence); they said there was a plan in place to redo this building, letting it once again be housing.
Acuff, Texas
photographed 10.12.2019
Where football is king
My photographer pal Ginger Sisco Cook was in town and we spent a lovely Saturday wandering around to see what we could see. And to photograph what we could photograph. And one thing we found was the football stadium in Roosevelt, Texas.
Also, in case you were wondering, Ginger makes just as many u-turns as I do. And that’s saying a lot!
Roosevelt, Texas
photographed 10.12.2019
Forest Mirror
The mirror was lurking, trying to fade into the forest, but it just didn’t work.
Split Rock Lighthouse, Minnesota
photographed 9.25.2019
Framed View
What a lovely coincidence that these three things all fell into place the way they did:
-a view of the Split Rock Lighthouse
-which was right there at the wide spot in the road
-where the trees were short enough to not block the view
The odds of that happening must have been astronomical!
Split Rock Lighthouse, Minnesota
photographed 9.26.2019
Place Setting (times a thousand)
I am not even kidding – there must have been 5,000 dishes at this place, an open air antique/junk place beside the highway. To their credit, the owners had done a lovely job of organizing their inventory; all the matching china was together, all the green Depression glass had its own table, beer steins were grouped together, and so forth. At night, the tarps by the tables were flipped across the merchandise and secured with big clamps.
Actual conversation in the car as we drove by:
Me: What the hell is THAT?
Patient Spouse, in a bit of a weary tone: I’ll turn around.
Beaver Bay, Minnesota
photographed 9.26.2019
