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Dickens (not Charles)(but named for him)
When your itinerary for the day is to “drive around and look at stuff” and you’re traveling along a two-lane road and there’s a sign that says “Dickens” and run-down building down a dirt road, there’s really only one choice, isn’t there?
The place is unincorporated, and so small that there’s no population listed. I’d put it at fewer than 10. According to our friend Wikipedia, the place was founded in the 1880s when the railroad went through. Wikipedia also notes the place was named for Charles Dickens, though it offers no supporting evidence. But let’s think about long-ago students in this school reading Bleak House…
Dickens, Nebraska
photographed 8.26.2018
All the little ants
I was only three days out from attending a Dave Matthews Band concert, so who can blame me for having the lyrics to “Ants Marching” running through my head when I saw this…
Nebraska State Fair
Grand Island, Nebraska
photographed 8.28.2018
NOTE: To be clear, DMB was not appearing at the Nebraska State Fair. As far as I am aware.
Quilt Show (do not touch)
I cannot over-emphasize how much fun we had at the Nebraska State Fair. And we truly enjoyed the quilt show – they were stunning works of art. And my impression that people in Nebraska fill up those long winters (which I believe last upwards of 16 months per year) by making quilts is a complete stereotype, and surely wrong. But still, the quilts were beautiful.
Each quilt came with a little sign that said, “Please do not touch.” It was almost impossible, though, to not touch them. I wanted to feel those tiny stitches, notice the different textures of the fabrics, and just rest my hands on them and think about the hands that did the work.
Nebraska State Fair
Grand Island, Nebraska
photographed 8.28.2018
Window Seat
This chair, set tight against a window-without-glass, seems to represent a someone’s sad story. I’ll let you fill in what you think is going on – I have my own ideas…
Maywood, Nebraska
photographed 8.26.2018
Flowers, butterfly, cloud
Of course a gloomy day is the perfect time to photograph a field of sunflowers. And photographing them in monochrome? Even better.
And then, a butterfly landed on that flower, and stuck around long enough for me to get the shot.
rural Lubbock County, Texas
photographed 9.9.2018
