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tubes

I stopped to photograph an abandoned farmhouse and then became distracted by the bright white irrigation pipes stacked up behind the place. (The crop behind the pipes? It’s cotton and the bolls were already set on the plants and couple of them had opened, revealing cotton as white as the pipes.)

Lynn County, Texas
photographed 9.4.2023

boot heel

The grave marker way down at the end of the cemetery had a thick square wooden post and several cowboy boots hanging from it. This boot, which was in full sun every single afternoon that wasn’t cloudy, was much the worse for that level of sun exposure. I don’t guess I understood how many nails there are in a boot until I saw this one.

Grassland Cemetery
Grassland, Texas
photographed 9.4.2023

yellow (dead and alive)

If I knew anything about what sort of flowers these are, I would definitely tell you. All I can say with any level of confidence, however, is that they are yellow. And here’s a color photo to prove that my botanical assessment is on point.

Post, Texas
photographed 9.4.2023

several levels of security

Really, I hope that none of you were under the impression that you could just…walk…into this abandoned mill complex. Because the security is very tight, with padlocks and chains, heavy twill tape, chainlink fencing with the pokey bits at the top, and barbed wire.

Post, Texas
photographed 9.4.2023

tiled

Look! Another state, another time I carried my camera into the restroom.

You’re welcome.

Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery
Ellwood, Illinois
photographed 7.1.2022