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another inexplicable thing
Somehow a toilet found its way over a tall fence along the highway and onto a hard, dry slope at the cemetery. That seems like a lot of effort on someone’s part, but admittedly my experience at disposing of toilets is very limited.
San José Cemetery
Albuquerque, New Mexico
photographed 5.28.2023
sad juxtaposition
The cemetery is not in a location that is peaceful. There’s industrial stuff along two sides, a busy city street on another, and Interstate 25 on the other. The embankments that lead to the interstate are dotted with grave markers. And all the way at the very top – just a few feet away from traffic – is the grave of a child. And a sign for PODS storage units.
San José Cemetery
Albuquerque, New Mexico
photographed 5.28.2023
ghosts and a flag
It was Memorial Day weekend, and a number of the graves were marked with flags.
This particular cracked-concrete headstone was also marked with ghostly symbols and illegible writing.
San José Cemetery
Albuquerque, New Mexico
photographed 5.28.2023
concrete takes many forms
The reason I even knew to look for this place is that a photographer from South Carolina, that I met in Cuba, told me about it.
The photographic world is really pretty small.
Anyway, it’s not lush. Or shady. Or green. But of course that makes it photographically more interesting (to me) and I spent a while there the other morning.
And, here’s a couple of ways that concrete can be formed into different shapes, each with a very specific use.
San José Cemetery
Albuquerque, New Mexico
photographed 5.28.2023
the frontier
I can’t imagine a world where there’s not a Frontier Restaurant in Albuquerque; it’s been right there on the corner of Central Avenue and Cornell Avenue since I can remember*. It’s good. It’s cheap. It’s open long hours. And (as you can see here) they bus the tables for you.
The Frontier Restaurant
Albuquerque, New Mexico
photographed 5.27.2023
*Never you mind how long that is.
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