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The dregs of dreams, 2
More dregs, more dreams.
The walls of this structure are slowly returning to the hard earth from which they came. Literally: the walls are made from adobe, an ancient building method that’s still in use. It’s sustainable – the ingredients are clay, sand, dirt, water, and some sort of organic material (straw, usually.) It doesn’t require any specialized tools. Adobe walls are load-bearing a,nd have good thermal properties. With the proper covering (plaster, or whitewash) adobe walls can last a long time.
Adobe won’t last once that outer covering is gone, and melts away.
In a desert that takes a while, but it still happens.
Terlingua, Texas
photographed 1.20.2013
It’s time to vote!
I am happy to announce that my photo “In a Ghost Town Do Ghosts Go to Church” is one of ten finalists in the Digital Lightroom’s on-line photography competition.
If you have time, follow the link and vote! (If you just can’t bring yourself to vote for my photo, please vote for my friend’s photograph “Park Lookout.”)
Thanks!
Terlingua cross: back and front
The back of a long-armed cross in another shot from the Terlingua cemetery.
And, because I think you want to know what the other side looks like:
This might be a good time to mention that, in addition to looking in alleys for things to photograph, I also like to walk behind things, too. Many times, I like the backs better.
Terlingua, Texas
photographed 1.20.2013
Veterans for Peace
While most of the graves at the Terlingua cemetery are from the 1930s and 40s, there are some newer ones. Like this one, with its Veterans for Peace badge.
Terlingua, Texas
photographed 1.20.2013
Slide: Terlingua
Maybe the saddest thing in Terlingua is this broken down slide. The sharp branches of winter-dormant plants crowd against the slide’s striped slope, which ends at a large rock. The only tree in sight would do nothing to block the sun, which would heat the metal slide to dangerous levels in the summer.
It looks like lost dreams.
But maybe it doesn’t matter: it’s a ghost town, after all.
Terlingua, Texas
photographed 1.20.2013
One Day | One Image 