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Far Flung
The force of the silo explosion hurled silo pieces clear of the building, which would have been something I wish I’d seen* as it happened.
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 2.7.2021
*From a safe distance, of course.
a daytime constellation
At some point lately, there was an explosion and fire at this silo, and it looks like a constellation on the far side of the blown-out tower. (Or maybe that’s just me…)
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 2.7.2021
Weed Barrier
Well, most of the weeds stayed behind the line, anyway…
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 1.24.2021
Failure (Eleven Frames)
In the 1960s, someone thought Lubbock was just the place for an amusement park, so they built one. It was called Rimrock City, and it had staged shoot-outs, a restaurant, a miniature golf course, a zoo, and some other attractions.
It’s been gone for years, although the concrete curbs from the golf course are still there, as are the frames on that ridge that used to hold the letters spelling out RIMROCK CITY. But this is what bothers me about it – was there really not a space before the word “city”? Or did the sign actually say RIMROCKCITY? I sure wish I could remember…
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 1.23.2021
Spillway
The other Saturday morning, I headed out with the idea that I’d go to a Corvette show that I’d seen advertised. (One of my photography goals for the year is to push myself to photograph things I’d normally overlook, or flat-out ignore.) But it was a foggy morning, so before I went to see the Corvettes, I decided to visit the Dunbar Historical Lake Park. And while I was there, I walked out on the spillway to see what that looked like. And guess what? It looked a whole lot like this.
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 1.23.2021
