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piñata (fireball and advil)
There was a piñata for the little kids, a piñata for the teenagers, and a piñata for the grownups. Ours had Fireball, Tito’s Vodka, and Advil.
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 6.24.2023
mid-air
Little girls at a backyard party…they were very busy having all the fun.
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 6.24.2023
ornamental grass, at sunset
I think the cats who live in the backyard were probably laughing at my photography yoga stance as I tried to capture this ornamental grass against the light of the dying day.
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 6.22.2023
another one gone
There are a lot of restaurants in Lubbock. A lot. There are also a lot of failed restaurants, like this place.
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 5.17.2023
tangled
The local amusement park shut down this year, after 50 years of operation. I decided to go look at it the other morning; the cold rain made it seem even more forlorn that it already was.
Some of the rides are being shipped to other parks, but I guess the stuff that remains is headed toward being a big pile of bent metal.
Sad update: the owner of Joyland, David Dean passed away yesterday. His wife said, “I truly believe that the sale of Joyland falling through broke his heart.”
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 5.13.2023
