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That door? It’s short, right?

I am not an especially tall person, but even to me that door seemed really short.

Santa Anna, Texas
photographed 2.17.2020

The big parade

It was either one hundred years ago or 5 months ago – I’ve lost track of minor things like that – when I saw this very small parade. It reminded me of “The Big Parade” by the Lumineers. Because of course it did.

Harlingen, Texas
photographed 11.23.2019

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

Upward

On the windy west side of the church, a non-ADA-compliant ramp and a skinny steeple direct worshippers upward. Or did: as I mentioned yesterday, the church seems to be out of business.

near New Home, Texas
photographed 3.24.2020