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Lost: 2 Bulls

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We nearly missed this sign. Well, we DID miss it, the first time by. At the very last second, I caught the word “lost” and decided it would probably be worth an investigative u-turn.

Turns out there are a couple of missing bulls somewhere near Spur.

The other side of the sign advertises 2 lost cows, both black.

Maybe there’s a fence in need of repair?

near Spur, Texas
photographed 3.14.2015

This took a while

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It’s a big, old, leaky building. It’s full of old cars and trucks, broken (I assume) appliances, and piles and piles of clothes. This particular pile has been there so long that the coat hanger has started to rust, leaving a hanger-shaped stain on the shirt. In a rainy climate this wouldn’t take long – but Spur gets only about 23 inches of rain per year (less, lately: we’re in a drought). So, it’s been a while since that pile of shirts landed on the floor.

Spur, Texas
photographed 3.14.2015

Dixie Dog, from the back

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Remember the other day when I told you about the cook who was going outside to smoke a piece of her cigarette? This is where we went – the back side of the Dixie Dog. I bet if we’d taken the time to look, we could have found her half-smoked cig on the window ledge.

Spur, Texas
photographed 3.14.2015

Blocks of Color

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If the Caribbean were cut into blocks and stacked up, this is what it would look like.

Spur, Texas
photographed 3.14.2015

Bel Air

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A small flock of discarded autos (and a tractor or two) has taken up residence behind what the locals surely call “the Cadillac house.” This Chevy Bel Air was the prettiest of them all. (But it wasn’t as good as this car, 75 miles away in Quitaque.)

Spur, Texas
photographed 3.14.2015