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Supportive

Yes, that’s definitely one way to keep the air conditioner from falling over…

Brady, Texas
photographed 2.16.2020

Hooper

The helmet caught my eye – and it would have caught yours, too, I think – as it’s not a typical thing to spot in a cemetery.

Much sadness: Nathan Hooper was 27 years old when he died and had only been married about a year and a half; his safety helmet seems ironic.

Pontotoc, Texas
photographed 2.16.2020

Natural Processes

We’ve all got to pee, and we’re all going to die. And it’s all right here, in the disturbingly-named Baby Head Cemetery.

Baby Head Cemetery
Llano County, Texas
photographed 2.16.2020

Truck, stopped

I guess it’s probably been a day or two since someone dropped their truck off for servicing. But it doesn’t look like it’s quite ready yet, does it?

Richland Springs, Texas
photographed 2.16.2020

An overly optimistic estimate

In 2000, the town of Clairemont had a population of around 15 people, which was a sharp decline from its boom days of over 200 people. From the looks of the cemetery, the town’s founders anticipated that a LOT of people were going to die there…

Clairemont, Texas
photographed 2.17.2020