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at her church
We’d been to the POW chapel, about 25 miles from this church, earlier in the afternoon. It was sad and bleak and was in need of upkeep (but it IS almost 80 years old). But it gave us a space to think about the five Italian prisoners who’d died there, so very far from home.
And in Umbarger, the cool air and the colorful light led us to think about prisoners from that same camp who painted frescoes on the church wall.
It was a day of many contrasts.
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Umbarger, Texas
photographed 8.4.2024
tru ex
earth’s reflections
We spent about twenty minutes lying in various road puddles trying to get the Most Awesome Photo Ever.
That was enough time for the entire population of Earth (898 people) to drive by to look at us. And I know for sure that one person (I’m looking at you, woman in a black Bronco) went by more than once.
Earth, Texas
photographed 8.4.2024
room 100
It was 104° at 6:00 pm and I had just the tiniest bit of heat exhaustion. Setting the a/c as low as it would go was very helpful. I know you were wondering.
(Note: I’d had plenty of water that day. And it had electrolytes in it. But still that damn heat just got to me.)
Post, Texas
photographed 8.6.2024
mr. ellis at the pit
I could not be more serious about this: go down to the Depot District one of these nights, the later the better. Look for the BBQ pit building on the corner of 18th Street and the alley. Get yourself some chicken in a flour tortilla. You’ll see Mr. Ellis himself at the grill, with his roll of paper towels on hand as he serves up deliciousness.
(Bonus activity: take the burrito with you, sit outside in the night, and enjoy friends and bbq and conversation (and whisky). It’s the perfect way to end your day.)
Big E’s BBQ
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 8.3.2024
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