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This wasn’t my mom’s sewing room. But it could have been. Visiting this room gave me the chance to think about my mom, which is always a lovely thing for me to take time to do.
(And also, that pattern piece is for a nightgown. I looked it up. Also you cants spell too much from those Boggle pieces, which somehow escaped from the rest of the game.)
Welch, Texas
photographed 2.24.2024
stacked circles
The other weekend my friend Whitney and I went to see her parents who live on a farm near a tiny unincorporated community near Lubbock. After our visit with her folks, we walked around the farm and the best part of that was getting to see the variety of equipment that was stored in rows beside the house.
And that’s how I found this…thing.
Welch, Texas
photographed 2.24.2024
a job to do
This horse and rider had a job to do – to show the horse to its best advantage in front of a bunch of bidders – and they both seemed to be real clear on what they were doing.
Random (to me) auctioneer comment: Not enough horse for him to go Denver.*
Mallet Event Center
Levelland, Texas
photographed 2.10.2024
*He may not have been referring to this horse. The combination of photos/notes/memory aren’t real clear.
the action moved quickly
Oooh, look! An action shot at the auction. A little bit of auction action, if you will.
And another random (to me) comment from the auctioneer: There ain’t nothin’ wrong in drivin’ around with a new pickup, a purty woman, and a nice gray horse.
Mallet Event Center
Levelland, Texas
photographed 2.10.2024
the spotter
This auction spotter was entertaining to watch as he coaxed higher and higher bids from the audience. His job involved shouting, a variety of gestures, and once – when he couldn’t get the bidder to go up another $500 or $1,000 to secure the bid – he tossed his program into the air in exasperation.
Pro tip: if you keep your camera up to your eye and keep shooting (or acting like you are), it’s hard to accidentally bid on something.
Random (to me) comment from the auctioneer (referring to a horse, not the spotter)(I think): He knows how to drink water in a strange place.
Mallet Event Center
Levelland, Texas
photographed 2.10.2024
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