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Let’s assume there is a vacancy
I like to think of myself as a keen observer of my surroundings, always noticing what’s going on, who is around me, subtle changes from a year ago (or an hour ago). The kind of person who would make an excellent witness should the need arise. Yep. That’s me. A Very Observant Person.
Which is why I feel quite well-qualified to say that I do not believe folks looking for lodging in Marfa will have any luck at the Stardust Motel. Since that fence blocks access. Oh, and because there’s not a building there any more.
near Marfa, Texas
photographed 8.16.2013
Just to be clear
Can you imagine the owner of this place getting SO TIRED of inquiries about its availability on the market, that he/she finally just painted the message on the door?
No. Neither can I.
Marfa, Texas
photographed 8.16.2013
Even chairs like to get some sun
These chairs seem to have crept away from the shadow in order to enjoy a bit of hot summer sun. I like how the one on the left seems to lean away from the other one, as though to distance itself for some reason.
And I also like how the satellite dish peeks over the fence, keeping its eye on the chairs. Or on the photographer.
This is for my blogging pal over at Syncopated Eyeball, who is also very fond of chairs.
Marfa, Texas
photographed 8.16.2013
Nooses? Yes, it looks like nooses.
I don’t really know what would have gone on at the ice house (other than the making of ice, I mean), so I am not entirely sure why there’d be a row of big eye bolts on the outside of the building.
But check out the noose-shadows on the corrugated metal wall. I’m not saying that was my favorite thing I’ve ever seen in Marfa, but it’s right up there with this. Oh, and here’s a wider view of the ice house, taken on a previous trip. Before I knew about the nooses.
Marfa, Texas
photographed 8.16.2013
The things I’ll do…
Here’s another shot, from a different trip, of the very same wall in Marfa. This time, though, I spotted the yucca that had been very considerate to send its wavy stalk up right in front of the white line on the wall.
In the interest of full disclosure*, I want to point out that the yucca wasn’t the only, uh, spiky plant in the area. And that I wasn’t standing upright to shoot this. If you see what I am getting at. Also: red ants. There were a lot of red ants. And they weren’t all that happy to have an itinerant photographer show up and walk around their front yard.
Marfa, Texas
photographed 8.16.2013
*Or, as it is also known, too much information.
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