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Baptistry, after the fall

This was a first: in all my times I’ve looked inside an abandoned church, this was the first time I spotted a collapsed baptistry. That’s why I will continue to look inside as many abandoned buildings as I can: because you just never know when you’ll see something new.

Also, this is the place where a pair of dogs came up behind me, suddenly, causing me to have my regular reaction when unknown dogs get close to me: I always assume they are there because they want to eat my leg(s). So far, I’ve been wrong every time and I hope to never be right.

Bellview, New Mexico 
photographed 6.5.2021

Gothic

Way back in 2009 when I started my photography-blogging habit, I really had no concept about what I was in for. I didn’t know that photography would become so meaningful to me, that I am sort of good at it, that I’d be in shows, or that I  would go away to take classes. But mostly, I just didn’t see that there was potential to reach out to other people – via the blog or Facebook or Instagram – and make some fine new friends in the process.

One of those fine friends is Santa Fe photographer R. David Marks; we’ve gotten to know each other lately and met up for a day earlier this summer in Tucumcari. We had an excellent time photographing the things that caught our eye. This is one of the first photos I made that day; every time I look at it I’m reminded of how much fun we had.

Tucumcari, New Mexico
photographed 6.4.2021

Two Worlds

Parts of Tucumcari like like they are stuck between the wind-energy present and the Route 66 past. It’s easy to tell which is which.

Tucumcari, New Mexico
photographed 6.4.2021

Regular Cuts

If you’re needing just a regular haircut, I know a place. Same, if you’re looking for fades or basics.

Plainview, Texas
photographed 8.1.2021

Nameless Church

Neither the sign nor its reflection are revealing even the tiniest bit of information about what sort of church this might be. I guess if you have to ask…

Kress, Texas
photographed 8.1.2021