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A Crown
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.
Henry IV, Part II, Act III – Wm. Shakespeare
St. Mary’s Church of the Assumption
Praha, Texas
photographed 1.12.2018
No Cooks
Since 1855, the church has held the Feast of the Assumption each year on August 15. On the day I was there, it was hard to imagine what that must look like, with thousands of people showing up for the festivities.
St. Mary’s Church of the Assumption
Praha, Texas
photographed 1.12.2018
Church/Reflection
The church here in Praha is impressive (come back in a few days and you’ll see what I mean!), but the church grounds held their own appeal. It’s clear that an annual church picnic was a big deal, even though on the day I was there a cold wind made being outside particularly unpleasant.
But there was this nice reflection of the church in the window of the community hall.
Also, according to the picnic report posted on the church’s website, the profit from last year’s picnic was just shy of $163,000. (To put a little perspective on it, the town of Praha has no actual residents.)
St. Mary’s Church of the Assumption
Praha, Texas
photographed 1.12.2018
Weariness of travel
Remember the other day, when I said I didn’t make pictures of people, unless I did make pictures of people?
Same, here.
Houston Hobby Airport
Houston, Texas
photographed 1.14.2018
Garden Gate, and ruins
More ruins from the Lubbock tornado.
I was in junior high in 1970, and like everyone who lived in Lubbock then, have clear memories of the storm and its impact. My dad, a civil engineer, was one of the people who had immediate access to the heavily damaged portions of downtown, and he took pictures of what it looked like. They are frightening.
We still get big storms in the spring, but never again a tornado like that one.
Here’s a reenactment of the City’s emergency management response the night of the storm. It’s equal parts corny and historic, but watching it makes my memories seem more recent.
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 1.6.2018
