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Stone wall and window blinds

Out here in the hot Southwest, it’s not uncommon to see vinyl window blinds on west-facing windows that have gotten a little bit melty in the heat.

That fabulous stone wall, though, is a little more unusual.

Clovis, New Mexico
photographed 5.24.2019

Snout

Well, who wouldn’t notice what the sun was up to on these concrete grain elevators and pull off the main street to get a photo?

I would absolutely do it! This is a shot from 2013 of the other side of these very same elevators.

I’m in a rut, but at least it’s six years wide.

Clovis, New Mexico
photographed 5.24.2019

*Actually, one day short of six years, but who’s counting?**
**I am. I’m counting.

Window/Shadow

If it’s a a long weekend, it’s a pretty sure bet that I am ready to go somewhere. The Patient Spouse is not so much a fan of this habit, so we carefully negotiated a short trip over Memorial Day weekend. We went first to Clovis, New Mexico.

It had been raining all week in Lubbock – and in fact the day we left, there was a heavy rain and streets near our neighborhood were flooded. The clouds were starting to get to me, more than I had realized, because as soon as we got past them and were in sun, my mood lifted.

So, in honor of feeling better in the sunlight, here’s a lovely shadow of an open window on a metal wall.

Clovis, New Mexico
photographed 5.24.2019

Even seasoned travelers can lose the path

A line of trees beside Coleto Creek does a good job of obscuring whatever’s behind them.

Victoria County, Texas
photographed 5.7.2019

Jacal and Oak

This giant oak tree was probably already around during the Texas Revolution. That jacal came later. I think.

Victoria County, Texas
photographed 5.7.2019