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Unquenched Thirst

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My granddaughter is thinking of starting a cotton farm*, and this is her seed storage compartment. Hannah-as-a-farmer is amusing enough, but the cotton stuffed unto a soda carton struck me as very funny.

Yellowhouse Canyon
Lubbock County, Texas
photographed 3.27.2016

*She also has plans to cure diabetes, become President, and work as a fashion designer. I will assume that her clothing designs will feature cotton.

Gravity still works, parts 1 and 2

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My younger granddaughter, Bennett, spent some time making sure that gravity was still in effect. In each case, it was. Her great-grandmother, in the background of the top image, seems surprised the result of the experiment.

Bennett picked out this outfit herself. She has either a very strong, on-the-edge fashion sense, or she’s completely hopeless. At this point, I feel like it could go either way…

Lubbock, Texas
photographed 3.27.2016

The Morning Windows

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This building’s been vacant for a while, which is a shame. The morning sun coming through the windows illuminates a sad state: the roof’s collapsed (or is collapsing). There’s probably no going back now.

Lubbock, Texas
photographed 3.26.2016

Sundial

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A leafless tree stands in for a sundial.

Lubbock, Texas
photographed 3.26.2016

Art is where art is

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Sometimes the art you see at the art gallery isn’t where you thought you’d find it. I went to see the fantastic show by James Johnson and Erika Pochybova at the Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts.

And, then, in a little service galley behind the gallery, I found some more art! It’s not as beautiful as James’s and Ericka’s, but still…

Lubbock, Texas
photographed 3.26.2016