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the spot: marked
A couple of dead trees marked the location with the traditional spot-marking X, which was fun to photograph but not all that much help in terms of wayfinding.
Crosby County, Texas
photographed 2.3.2024
not much longer
One of these days – probably it won’t take many of them – this old farm building is going to finish falling all the way down. That’s the way of farm buildings around here as farming practices and populations and the climate all shift.
Crosby County, Texas
photographed 2.3.2024
time can do so much
This building was the school for the community of Allmon for about a quarter century; in 1935 the school was merged with the one in the nearby town of Petersburg. That was followed by years of being vacant, a time as the offices for Barwise Elevator and Fertilizer, and another era of vacancy.
The building is made from tan brick with red-brick accents around the windows, which I guess was the height of rural school design back in 1909.
Allmon, Texas
photographed 2.3.2024
(Historical information from the Texas State Historical Association.)
reflection v. reality
Can you tell if this is stuff I saw looking through the window? Or what was reflected in it? Or both?
(Hint: it’s both.)
Allmon, Texas
photographed 2.3.2024
One Day | One Image 