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Closed, yet also open
Well, of course the sign says they’re closed – the place has been out of business for several years. But oddly, thanks to the large broken window, they are still open. In a manner of speaking.
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 3.15.2020
Let’s Drive to Greece…from Texas
I don’t think a drive to Greece from Texas is really a thing that could happen, even though this sign seems to be trying to convince me otherwise.
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 3.15.2020
Shadows: chain and lights
I’m working from home for a while, like nearly everyone is, I guess.
The other day was a lovely spring day and I needed some sunshine on my head so I was working from Home Office Number 2 (the deck in the back yard) when I happened to notice what was going on with the back fence…
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 3.26.2020
One Down
The plan was that I would spend some quality time looking at this place – a farmhouse that was (marginally) still standing and the already-collapsed barn beside it.
The wasps thought otherwise.
The rough stucco walls seemed to be a place where wasps enjoyed building nests. Lots of nests. Lots and lots of wasps. And they were pissed at my arrival. A few of them followed me all the way back to the car, buzzing in their wasp language, “And STAY out.”
As a result, this is just about all I photographed. I know when to give up.
Lynn County, Texas
photographed 3.24.2020
Slot Canyon
I guess you can call it a slot canyon, this narrow slice of dirt between two buildings. It’s also a nice repository for tumbleweeds, for sure, and possibly snakes. I did not investigate the snake situation, as my snake boots were, well, I don’t even HAVE snake boots….
near New Home, Texas
photographed 3.24.2020
