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That storm, though
It’s very hard to beat sitting on a balcony, watching the world AND a storm go by.
Alpine, Texas
photographed 7.14.2018
Maybe I misjudged the place
I’ve lived almost my whole life in the western part of Texas, so I think I know how to read a place accurately and quickly.
Turns out, I’m not as good at that as I thought: I did not think Fort Stockton was the kind of place that would need a tuxedo store…
Fort Stockton, Texas
photographed 7.13.2018
Flight Path
I am almost positive that this town has more pigeons than it does people. The official population (of people) was 384 (in 2016); there were at least that many birds living inside this single building.
Grandfalls, Texas
photographed 7.13.2018
The cattle industry was past its prime
A detail of the fence around the cattle pen from yesterday. It’s starting to show the signs of many years in the dry Texas heat, but I bet it’ll outlast most of us…
Marathon, Texas
photographed 7.14.2018
Messages
I’ve been to Marathon a lot, but this was the first time I spotted this abandoned cattle pen. It was built from heavy timbers, and clearly intended to last. Which it did: it evidently outlasted the cattle industry out here.
Apparently the clandestine-message industry is still going strong, which I guess is good to know.
Marathon, Texas
photographed 7.14.2018
