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The other side of town
Most anyone who’s ever heard of Marfa, Texas, will have heard of it as an artist’s town.
So, of course there’s all the stuff related to the Chinati Foundation. And the Food Shark. And the smallest NPR station in the country.
But then, there’s also this scene.
Marfa, Texas
photographed 1.18.2013
Easy chair
It’s been too long since I posted a chair photo.
This is my attempt to make up for that oversight.
Sterling City, Texas
photographed 5.20.2011
The off season is very long
In Lubbock County, fireworks may only be sold from June 24 through July 4 and December 20 through January 1. And, then, in especially dry years, the county commissioners may implement a ban on any fireworks sales.
So, for 25 days per year, this place is open. The rest of the time, it just squats beside the road, hoping, maybe for rain.
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 11.10.2013
I don’t know what it is, but it is nearby
Yes. It’s right here. Somewhere. Maybe behind a fence post. Or under that tree over there on the left. Or hidden in the weeds along the dirt road. Anyway, it’s close. The sign says so.
Highway 114
Lubbock County, Texas
photographed 11.10.2013
“It was never as photogenic as it is now.”
“It was never as photogenic as it is now.”
That’s what one of my regular commentors said about one of my blog posts recently. I took to that phrase right away: it seems to sum up a great deal of my work, and my own ideas about what is or isn’t photogenic. There are few things that I like to photograph more than old places like this, once grand, maybe, but now forgotten and giving in to gravity.
I don’t know for sure what this place used to be, but my guess is that it was once a hotel. (If my research department wants to look into this a little bit, I will offer this: it is on the corner of West 13th Street and North Nelson Street.)
Fort Stockton, Texas
photographed 3.19.12
