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The hierarchy is posted
In terms of relative sizes of photos/crucifixes, you can see who’s most important here.
St. Mary Catholic Church
Marathon, Texas
photographed 12.24.2018
The Time-out Chair
I found this at the back door to the Brewster County Courthouse; I assume it is where the unruly employee(s) have to sit when they get put in time out. It’s in the shade, and the trees are pretty and the air’s fresh, so it’s probably a nice place to sit. Even if you are in trouble.
Alpine, Texas
photographed 12.23.2018
Unmarked
It’s mostly a ghost town now, but at one point the place had six silver mines and a population of around 4,000. (The 2000 census listed the population at 11; I’d guess that by now the population is in single digits.)
But the cemetery is sizable. It’s also rugged, with cactus and mesquite trees alongside rocked-topped graves. Most of the graves are marked with simple wooden crosses, none of which have any identifying information on them. And, oddly, in a town with almost no inhabitants, the paint on most of the crosses appears to be fairly new. But someone paints them…
Shafter, Texas
photographed 12.22.2018
Those locks
You know, if you’ve been here very long, that I will always try to look around the backs of places that I visit.
And so, here’s what is behind the famous Prada Marfa installation near Valentine, Texas. Because I figured you were wondering…
Valentine, Texas
photographed 12.22.2018
…but you CAN leave furniture
If only that sign had been one letter wider…
Fort Stockton, Texas
photographed 12.25.2018
