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The local amusement park is closed for the season, so I stopped by to see what sorts of things I could spot by looking over the fence. Well, not so much “looking over” the fence “as spotting a place where the fence was crushed down a little bit and then standing on a nearby concrete wheel stop and holding my camera above the fence and shooting blind.” Practically the same thing, though.
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 11.16.2019
Scott v. the Saint
The street that leads to the City of Lubbock cemetery passes by Scott’s Temple; behind Scott, the St. John Baptist Church looms large. It’s like some kind of theological showdown is about to happen.
I am somewhat relieved to report that, on the same street, the house where the World’s Most Ferocious Dog used to fling itself against the chain link fence every time a car passed by is now vacant. I can only assume that the dog is somehow responsible. That dog scared the bejesus out of me and I was inside my car. But anyway, I wonder what unsuspecting people in funeral processions felt about that awful omen as they turned into the cemetery to lay their loved one to rest…
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 11.16.2019
Where have all the (funeral) flowers gone?
In case you were wondering what happens to funeral flowers later, after the funeral’s over, I can tell you that I found a dumpster full of them in the back part of a local cemetery. And as I composed the shot, I caught a whiff of the sticky sweet smell that’s distinct to dying blossoms.
City of Lubbock Cemetery
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 11.16.2019
Mange
And here’s this thing out at the cemetery. It’s not, probably, a head stone. But other than that extremely valuable tip, I’ve got nothing other than to point out that the paint was peeling nicely off the metal bits.
City of Lubbock Cemetery
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 11.16.2019
Chris: RIP
There is definitely a story here. It’s just that I don’t know what it is.
And, really, even without Chris RIP on the wall, the very name of the place – Boss Office Bar – is a story, too.
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 11.16.2019
One Day | One Image 