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tornado damage
When I was 14, a huge and deadly tornado struck my town. Storm prediction and warning was a lot different then, and because that storm happened at night and didn’t damage my part of town, I didn’t actually know about it until the next day.
But I’ve never forgotten the shock in our town, the way the winds tossed heavy thing around like they were nothing, and the fact that 26 people died in the storm. And even down, decades later, if you know where to look, scars are still visible.
On June 21, 2023, a tornado struck the small town of Matador. Four people were killed and there was much damage to structures and businesses. And in just a matter of a few seconds, that storm created scars that will last for many, many years.
Matador, Texas
photographed 3.15.2024
muted colors on a muted day
The weather was crap the other day, so naturally that called for a drive. In the rain. In the cold. In the wind. Really just a fantastic day to…see what stuff looks like when it gets rained on, since that’s not a thing that happens all that much.
Matador, Texas
photographed 3.15.2024
next challenge
Well, don’t I feel silly. Here I’ve been paying monthly membership fees at Pilates when all along I could’ve been using the fifty cent Cindy Crawford VHS workout. Sometimes I question my fiscal responsibility.
Ranger, Texas
photographed 11.23.2016
**Video released in 1993
mysteries inside all of us
I didn’t go all the way into this building: the condition of the roof led me to believe there were wiser photographic decisions that I could make.
And because I didn’t go all the way in, I can only make assumptions about what was in there. Sort of like with people I guess: you can make tons of assumptions about them, but don’t REALLY know until it feels safe for both of you to explore what’s there.
Simms, Texas
photographed 11.13.2021
before you think of leaving
One thing about this place is that it was the first time I’d encountered the names of Saints Cyril and Methodius.
Another thing is that, while I am generally deterred by locked front doors on churches, in this case I decided to walk around the building and discovered that the back door was unlocked.
And I am pretty sure you can figure out what I did then.
Sts. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church
Marak, Texas
photographed 11.25.2017
One Day | One Image 