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that’s a restrictive parking requirement
I decided to believe this sign meant only ranchers are supposed to park here.
So OF COURSE I that’s exactly where I decided to stop, mostly because there is no way that my vehicle could have been mistaken for a ranch vehicle. (And also because it made me laugh.)
I was able to get the photo and leave town before anything bad happened. It was my lucky day.
Aspermont, Texas
photographed 5.22.2023
another one gone
There are a lot of restaurants in Lubbock. A lot. There are also a lot of failed restaurants, like this place.
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 5.17.2023
john
If you ever find yourself in Wilson, Texas, and you’re having car trouble, I don’t think that John’s Garage is going to be able to provide you any assistance.
My advice: find another town and have car trouble there.
Wilson, Texas
photographed 5.14.2023
like ghosts, they’re gone
The last time I’d been here, the door was still attached to the building.
But now! Now, it’s on the ground with the glass intact, which gave me a nice reflection of the building.
(Just one more reason to revisit the same location.)
New Home, Texas
photographed 5.14.2023
zion shoulders the storm
I guess a lot of photographers have That Place – the one they go to when they’re stuck, when it’s hard to get going, when they’re bored.
This place is That Place for me, a run down little church about a half-hour’s drive from my house. The first time I posted an image of this place was in March 2012.
And a quick visit back to that post was surprisingly emotional: 2012 was the year that my dear friend Laurie gave herself the challenge of posting a comment, in the form of a haiku, every day. And there was her haiku, in the comments of this old post. At some point I promoted her haiku and my photos to their own blog, and kept it going with my own verse from 2013 until now. Laurie passed away two years ago. I still miss her and am grateful for the impact she had on my life: I would not be a photographer without her guidance. I would not be a poet without her encouragement.
New Home, Texas
photographed 5.14.2023
One Day | One Image 