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The only light there was
This back of this closed-down gas station in the industrial part of town absorbed all the light that day.
On a side note, there’s a lot more traffic in that part of town than I expected. And, judging from the stares I got from truck drivers, not many photographers show up over there. I don’t know why: it’s only a few blocks from where I found this place a few months ago.
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 3.29.2013
Life: ten birds
Life. Water flowing over the dam. A philosophical graffiti artist? Or an opportunistic one?
At any rate, those ten birds are keeping an eye on the place.
Canyon Lakes
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 3.29.2013
Another Sunday morning
The 2000 census reported a population of 88; the 2010 census plead ignorance on the matter. The day I stopped, there was a steady thrum of highway noise, but I was the only one who pulled off Interstate 20 to look around. After all, it’s only thirty more miles to Abilene.
Other than this building – which is quite lovely, if you ask me – the only other notable thing about the place is that Larry L. King, author of Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, is a native son.
Putnam, Texas
photographed 3.20.2011
Hail to the beef
On this afternoon, I had three passengers in my car. Two of them I had just met. And one of those had just asked me what sorts of things I liked to photograph. I said, “That. Right there. The old building. Oh! And that sign! The old building AND the sign!!”
Maybe I just imagined that I caught them exchanging worried glances at each other.
At any rate, I didn’t stop. But I did come back later….
Canyon, Texas
photographed 3.20.2013
What happened here?
Two things, really.
First of all, it seemed like if the very reason I made a u-turn across a highway to take a picture was because this old place had a red desk in front of it, then I just had to post it in color.
And, that it happened to fall on April Fool’s day was just a happy coincidence.
But please don’t worry: back to b&w tomorrow. And sorry if I startled you.
Marathon, Texas
photographed 1.19.2013
