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That’s quite a bit of red
If you peek in the window of this now-defunct restaurant, this is what you will see. There’s quite a bit of red trim, and a chair. A chair! And, note that this particular chair is not just sitting around; rather, it is hard at work making sure that door stays open.
Santa Rosa, New Mexico
photographed 5.14.2013
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Number three in the series – what is real, really?
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Santa Rosa, New Mexico
photographed 9.22.2013
A chevron, suspended
While there is surely some psychological reasons that I am drawn to abandoned places like this, we are all probably better off without knowing what they may be. Let’s just decide that my obsession is probably (mostly) harmless, and let it go. OK?
Anyway. Check out that roof, with its chevron shape, and the way it appears to be suspended from that T-shaped tower and pair of cables.
Also, you might be interested to know that the door on the right side is actually blue.
Santa Rosa, New Mexico
photographed 9.22.2013
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The reasons why:
1. The water damage on the wooden joists
2. The tiny bit of a tree poking up over the roof
3. The rectangles. All those rectangles!
4. The address over the door.
5. The reflections in the window that do not include me.
6. The tenacious weeds growing up in the expansion joints of the concrete.
Santa Rosa, New Mexico
photographed 5.4.2013
Night light
You may recall that I sort of like shooting in Santa Rosa. For someone like me, who looks for beauty in decay, it is a very beautiful location.
This grand old building is now abandoned by everything except pigeons. And possibly rodents. (That reminds me – I once heard someone say that pigeons were just rats with wings.)
But anyway. It’s lovely by day – here’s a shot of the same building by my pal Donna Catterick. And at night, it’s even better. If you ask me. Which I realize you did not.
Santa Rosa, New Mexico
photographed 8.31.2012
One Day | One Image 