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Flowers, 1
I had some flowers. I had some spare time. The light was good.
You know what happened next. (Only it happened in color?)
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 2.9.2021
Far Flung
The force of the silo explosion hurled silo pieces clear of the building, which would have been something I wish I’d seen* as it happened.
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 2.7.2021
*From a safe distance, of course.
Weed Barrier
Well, most of the weeds stayed behind the line, anyway…
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 1.24.2021
The Perseverance of Yellow
A foggy day is a good day to take some photos.
If you ask me.
Yellowhouse Canyon
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 1.21.2021
Failure (Eleven Frames)
In the 1960s, someone thought Lubbock was just the place for an amusement park, so they built one. It was called Rimrock City, and it had staged shoot-outs, a restaurant, a miniature golf course, a zoo, and some other attractions.
It’s been gone for years, although the concrete curbs from the golf course are still there, as are the frames on that ridge that used to hold the letters spelling out RIMROCK CITY. But this is what bothers me about it – was there really not a space before the word “city”? Or did the sign actually say RIMROCKCITY? I sure wish I could remember…
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 1.23.2021
