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On a day when my only plan was to drive around and look at stuff, a road sign that said “cemetery” with an arrow pointing down a dirt road was a siren call. Why, yes, I believe I will drive down and see what sort of cemetery Pontotoc might have!
And that’s how I found out that, in addition to headstones and stuff, there was a stone Bible verse right there on the way in.
Pontotoc, Texas
photographed 2.16.2020
Regency
When I travel around Texas I use an atlas called the Roads of Texas; it’s got highly detailed maps that are marked with churches and cemeteries and the tiniest of towns. I used it often on my recent trip to Central Texas.
But the way I found this place didn’t really have anything to do with the Big Book o’ Maps, other than to give me a general idea that if I went north from San Saba for a few miles, there’d be a farm road where I could make a left turn. And sure enough, there was the road…but even better, there was a sign that said “Regency Bridge” with an arrow pointing the way I was thinking of turning.
Which is what led me to learn that Regency Bridge, which dates from the 1930s, is one of the last remaining suspension bridges in the state. The pertinent items from the bridge’s Wikipedia page are:
Regency Bridge
near Regency,Texas
photographed 2.16.2020
It’s always off-season
I am assuming that when your town’s baseball field looks like this, it is always the off-season.
San Saba, Texas
photographed 2.16.2020
his wings as drifted snow
If you’ve been around here long, you probably know that sometimes song lyrics will present themselves to me when I am making a photo. And if you know that, you probably also know that generally these lyrics have very little to do with the subject of the photo.
But today’s song actually relates to the image in a way that people who aren’t me can get! Don’t believe me?
Ballinger, Texas
photographed 2.15.2020
Mirrored
Me, arriving in unfamiliar small town: I hope there’s something abandoned around here.
Also me, because I was traveling by myself: I’ll just turn right here…WAIT A MINUTE. An old gas station??!
Later, and still me: Well, that was worth getting off the main highway!
Anson, Texas
photographed 2.17.2020
One Day | One Image 