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Pool
This swimming pool is in the same county park as yesterday’s picnic shelter, although depending on your definition of “swimming pool,” it might be more of a concrete pit with water in it.
near Marathon, Texas
photographed 7.10.2015
The Critical Element
This county park south of Marathon is an oasis – there’s a small dam across a stream, which makes for a nice wetlands habitat. There are big elm trees, too, so even in the heat of summer it’s a nice place to visit.
But if you’re planning a picnic, this particular picnic shelter is probably not your best option.
near Marathon, Texas
photographed 7.10.2015
Traveler’s Rest
A “crumbling adobe” is practically a cliche out here, but this adobe building really is crumbling away.
This place used to be a motel, a welcome respite for travelers in this remote part of Texas. But now, it’s all about that suitcase.
Marathon, Texas
photographed 7.10.2015
Some things have surprising connections
I took this shot in April, when the weeping willows surrounding this huge memorial were just starting to leaf out. A few weeks later and the view of the memorial would have been obscured. I’ve looked at this shot several times since I took it, thinking it would be good for the blog, then changing my mind for various reasons that I don’t even recall.
This time, when I looked at it, I was reminded of the little cross I saw in the cemetery in Marathon, Texas, which was also partially obscured by vegetation:
So, from the huge memorial for Potter and Bertha Palmer in the Graceland Cemetery in Chicago, to an unmarked cross in Texas – some things are the same, even when they are different.
Chicago, Illinois
photographed 4.16.2013
Marathon, Texas
photographed 8.17.2013
A simple cross, in the hard ground
Just the other day I posted a photograph from the cemetery in Marathon; that one was taken in the part of the cemetery that must be the lowest point, where the scarce rain drains to: it was lush with grasses overtaking the headstone.
This shot is actually more typical of the place: dry, bare ground and dry, wooden crosses.
It’s hard country out there.
Marathon, Texas
photographed 8.17.2013
One Day | One Image 