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Natural Curls

Those last four metal panels are curved, poised to catch the next big gust and blow away, perhaps to eventually join the ones that have already departed.

Terlingua, Texas
photographed 1.20.2013

Over time, their memories have faded

The thing about wandering around without an agenda or plan or anywhere else to be is that sometimes tiny gems will reveal themselves to you, like this tidy and unnamed private cemetery several miles off the main highway.

near San Saba, Texas
photographed 2.26.2020

Supportive

Yes, that’s definitely one way to keep the air conditioner from falling over…

Brady, Texas
photographed 2.16.2020

Hooper

The helmet caught my eye – and it would have caught yours, too, I think – as it’s not a typical thing to spot in a cemetery.

Much sadness: Nathan Hooper was 27 years old when he died and had only been married about a year and a half; his safety helmet seems ironic.

Pontotoc, Texas
photographed 2.16.2020

Natural Processes

We’ve all got to pee, and we’re all going to die. And it’s all right here, in the disturbingly-named Baby Head Cemetery.

Baby Head Cemetery
Llano County, Texas
photographed 2.16.2020