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hard times had landed
Here’s the latest entry in my long-running practice of shooting photos through dirty windows, just to see what’s inside.
The last time I posted one of these sorts of photos I commented that there is nearly always a water bottle somewhere in the scene. And just because I can’t see one here probably only means that it was there, but wasn’t visible…
Bledsoe, Texas
photographed 8.17.2025
one-half mile
The cemetery was about knee-high in weeds and it’s both snake territory and snake season, so I didn’t walk around. But from what I could see, the number of headstones on the sign is roughly equivalent to the number of graves in the cemetery.
Fun fact: the town and the town’s cemetery are spelled differently.
Roosevelt County, New Mexico
photographed 8.17.2025
today’s hymns
I went inside every building in the entire town, which took a lot less time than it sounds like it would have. Of course, that’s largely because there is only one building in town and it has only one room. So all in all, I feel like I did a thorough building assessment.
Inez, New Mexico
photographed 8.17.2025
an early warning
There’s something different about the light quality these days – I can’t describe it at all. (I tried. It did not go well). I feel it more than see it…
But what I can see are that the sunflowers have drooped toward the ground, literally hanging their heads.
The change in light, the change in flowers: the seasons are tilting toward change.
Lubbock County, Texas
photographed 8.15.2025
ag/industry
It’s not “just” a farm: check out those power lines.
Lubbock County, Texas
photographed 8.15.2025
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