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No Point
That door seems to be, at best, sort of pointless.
The other day I couldn’t think of anything to photograph, so I consulted a little pink Moleskine book where I used to keep a running list of places I wanted to shoot, hoping for an idea. This old hotel wasn’t listed specifically, but the general part of town it’s in was, so the Patient Spouse and I headed out. It was a real treasure, photographically speaking. (I hope you agree, as this is the first of eight images form the place…) (Don’t say I didn’t warn you.)
what’s left of the Days Inn
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 2.22.2019
Icy Berm
The east side of the landscaping berm is covered with bulbs that have emerged from their winter below ground. And, on Tuesday, the plants, the berm, and the rest of the yard were covered with ice.
Maybe I’ve mentioned it previously, but I really just don’t like cold weather. I get worse about it every year, too; right now I don’t even like going to the north side of town because I fear it’ll be colder up there. But that layer of ice on the plants was lovely and, thinking of my loyal reader(s) as always, I braved the bitter temperatures* to get this shot.
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 2.19.2019
*Yes. Bitter, bitter temperatures. (31 degrees, if you have to know.)
Collision – winter + spring
The bulbs in the yard are pretty sure it’s time for them to push through the dead grass and get ready to bloom. The temperatures, however, had a different plan…
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 2.19.2019
House portrait: aprons
Look at all those aprons! I must cook ALL THE TIME.*
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 2.17.2019
*Nope. But I’m set for aprons if the feeling strikes.
House portrait: pantry
For various reasons*, I wasn’t feeling it over the weekend when I should have been outside somewhere making photos. So I walked around my house to see what I could find.
Those Big Bend glasses were my dad’s; getting something like that on a trip was not something he did often (or at all), so I don’t know what was going on to inspire the purchase. But the idea of my dad buying those glasses and getting them home and then never using them is sometimes** enough to bring tears to my eyes.
We use them a lot; we’ve got these things that make giant, spherical ice cubes*** that fit nicely into these glasses. Then add whiskey or something similar…
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 2.17.2019
*Saturday – the wind was blowing approximately 1,000 miles/hour. And it was dusty.
Sunday – it was cold. Also, I was lazy.
**Always.
***I guess they’re not really ice cubes if they’re spheres, but you know what I mean.
One Day | One Image 