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by a white-baked wall

This is the first historic building visitors to the National Ranching Heritage Center see; there are tons of pictures of the front of it.

So – you know how I am – I headed down the path and behind a berm to try to catch a different angle on a place that’s familiar to me.  The windmill that’s nearly obscured by the trees was a bonus.

National Ranching Heritage Center
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 3.8.2026

look how far the light came

The exact light that landed on those beds was the exact light I needed. It was never precisely like this before and will never be this way again.

Or, as Bruce Cockburn says “Look how far the light came/to paint you this way.”

National Ranching Heritage Center
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 3.8.2026

turn to the setting sun

Maybe this is a new building in the NRHC’s collection. Or maybe it’s been there and I never noticed it. But I climbed up the berm to get this shot. Remind me to go back later, after the trees have leafed out, to get another version of it.

National Ranching Heritage Center
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 3.8.2026

a specific danger

And while the whole building may look dangerous, I guess it’s just that one corner of the garage door that we need to worry about. (Which is very helpful information, right?)

Lamesa, Texas
photographed 3.5.2026

aren’t all gifts “to go”?

Maybe you were here a few days ago when I talked about how much fun I have with language…

Technically, aren’t ALL gifts “to go”? (As an example of the things that crack me up a little bit more than they should.)

O’Donnell, Texas
photographed 3.5.2026