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Angel branches
If you ask me, the best thing to see in Chicago is the Graceland Cemetery; its website proclaims it to be a Chicago treasure, and I certainly agree with that.
I was glad I visited early in the spring, before the trees had leafed out – otherwise I’d have not seen this angel, or at least not seen her this way.
I’ve posted other shots from this cemetery, including illustrating what acid rain does to statues, an odd combination of flowers and a serpent, and a statue that inspired a poem.
If you go, be sure to stop off at the office, where you can get a map showing the location of the most famous dead people there. You’ll be surprised at how many you’ve heard of.
Graceland Cemetery
Chicago, Illinois
photographed 4.16.2013
A substantial sky, 2
Another substantial sky, as a follow up to this one.
When I was in Chicago last spring, I was able to check out a bit of the city between sessions at my conference*. One afternoon, I went to Navy Pier to see what I could see. Maybe I was there on the wrong day, or in the wrong season: there wasn’t too much going on.
Oh, except for that storm.
Chicago, Illinois
photographed 4.15.2013
*I really did go to the sessions.
Fence. Line(s). Again.
Stylistically (and functionally, too, probably) this fence is the opposite of this one, which I spotted in an alley (if you can imagine).
Of course I like the corrugated metal (who doesn’t like corrugated metal?), but for some reason that rock in the front of the fence is my favorite part of the scene. Maybe it’s casing the joint, planning on coming back later to bust some other rocks out from the other side of the fence.
(It could be just a rock, but that’s boring.)
Marfa, Texas
photographed 1.18.2014
So THAT’S where it is.
I drive by this corner twice a day, most days of the week: it’s on my way to work. Every day I think I ought to, someday, stop and get some pictures.
Then, one foggy Sunday morning, I finally did.
But, the party. You may have wondered where, exactly it was. The helpful arrow on that sign shows you which way to go for your weddings and/or corporate events.
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 11.10.2013
Recline. Decline.
Out in Bailey County, on the corner where Farm Road 54 makes a hard left to the north, the old Bula School molders away. The oldest building has collapsed to the point where on the front facade remains; there are a couple of other buildings that aren’t quite that far gone but it’s easy to see where they are heading.
inside the remains of the Bula School
Bailey County, Texas
photographed 2.4.2011
