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especially if you’re looking for a truck

If you want a Chevy pickup, please note that God Answers Prayers.

Lubbock, Texas
photographed 8.28.2026

FURNITURE

It was relatively cool* the other evening so I took advantage and went out to get some photos. I’ve had my eye on this place for a while because…oh, never mind. You know why.

And in case you are wondering, that thing in the parking lot that I thought was a syringe was, in fact, not one. But still, that empty parking lot definitely had an abandoned syringe vibe.

Lubbock, Texas
photographed 8.28.2026

*Relatively cool = <100°

hindsight

I was happy to find several Edsels parked in McLean – they are very ugly cars. They are ugly to the point that they become endearing, really.

I am not sorry that none of you saw my contortions while I was trying to get this shot. You know how it is: your mind thinks “Yes! That rear-view mirror. And a reflection. And the light bouncing on the fender. We’re not leaving until THAT shot happens.” and before you know it, you’re in danger of second-degree burns from all the chrome and metal you have to drape yourself across. Don’t get me wrong: I’m not regretting any of it.

(My friend Gerald has a collection of vintage Mercedes. I was very enthusiastic when I told him about the Amazing Edsel Graveyard I discovered. He tried to be nice about it, but I could tell maybe Mercedes People and Edsel People do not naturally co-exist.)

McLean, Texas
photographed 7.27.2026

they started with 50

Whatever these things are, they started with 50 of them. If the carton was full.

And that’s about all I can tell you.

Floyd County, Texas
photographed 5.30.2026

color study, two

The worse-for-wear sign outside an abandoned cafe wasn’t holding on to much except its colors.

Not long after this shot, a woman came from across the street with a series of confrontational questions about what was going on. My usual charm* failed – it failed completely! – so it felt like moving on along was a very workable alternative.

Lamesa, Texas
photographed 3.5.2026

*”Usual charm” is a thing I assume that I have. There is, to this point, no unbiased confirmation.