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December 30

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A building, a motorcycle. And not too much else.

Reeves County, Texas

photographed 11.11.11

December 29

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Sure, it’s not as beautiful as this see-through building, which was photographed by my pal Brett Erickson, but it is still an example of that particular architectural genre.

along County Road 123
Bailey County, Texas

photographed 9.9.11

December 28

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A grand marker guards the cemetery. Other views from the same cemetery are here and here.

To read why so many markers say May 22, 1987, go here.

Saragosa, Texas

photographed 11.11.11

December 27

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It had been a dry year or two or three. A fire that started in April 2011 burned for 23 days, torching 314,000 acres of land. Much was lost – homes, trees, cattle – and it still hasn’t rained enough for the future to be free of fire danger.

Across the road from a fire-ruined house, the cemetery’s cistern leaks on one side, providing water enough for the tallest stand of grass around.

Fort Davis, Texas

photographed 11.11.11

December 26

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On the outskirts of Wink, Texas, the home of Roy Orbison. His first band, in fact, was called the Wink Westerners. You’ve probably heard of them.

You can see a couple of other views of Wink here and here. (These are the same buildings, taken about a year and half apart. Time has not been kind to Wink.)

Wink, Texas

photographed 9.4.2009