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the day the sky was busy
There’s a lot of sky out here in my part of Texas, and on days like the other Sunday, most of the best scenery is found by looking up.
Caprock Canyons State Park, Texas
photographed 12.29.2024
like a rug on a wire
Look! Here’s a rug that was stabbed onto the top wire of a barbed-wire fence. I can’t image why, but how about that color pallette?
Nazareth, Texas
photographed 12.7.2024
liberty + rules
Let’s go ahead and call this folk art, because I’m not what else it might be.
The Statue of Liberty is made from a stump of one of the town trees that died; it was carved by a regionally-famous chainsaw carver.
I don’t hate it – in fact I really like repurposing the old metal tank to make sort of a retablo. But I am not a fan of the giant ten commandments over there in the background. But if you feel the need to go read them yourself, here’s Helpful Hint: there’s a spotlight on them so you don’t even have to race sundown with the short December days and all.
And, finally, here’s a Fun Fact: all of this has been assembled by the town’s mayor.
Nazareth, Texas
photographed 12.7.2024
Chuck Norris found seasonal work
I’m as surprised as you are that Chuck Norris has taken a seasonal job as Joseph in a roadside nativity scene.
But if you think WE are surprised, check out Mary; apparently when she got the news it was so shocking that it made her head break open.
Nazareth, Texas
photographed 12.7.2024
PS: Also, this is literally Jesus of Nazareth.
all lives
I almost talked myself out of posting this. It’s uncomfortable to look at and even worse to think about. (Plus the spelling errors…)
But of course I realized those are reasons TO post it, so here it is.
(I did find out a few details about this situation and they are pretty much what you’d expect them to be.)
Castro County, Texas
photographed 12.8.2024
One Day | One Image 