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Under the direction of
I haven’t ever seen anything like this – funeral notices are posted outside the doors of businesses on the courthouse square. In the era of instant electronic notifications, it seems like a quaint throwback.
Mason, Texas
photographed 2.25.2018
The Grotto
Down the hill a short way from this giant cross, there are a couple of grottoes, shrines to Our Lady of Guadalupe. This one had a small rack of devotional candles (some of them lit), a bench, and a broom.
near Ballinger, Texas
photographed 2.24.2018
A religious destination
So, this cross.
It’s six miles south of the town of Ballinger, Texas, and from a certain vantage point in town it appears to hover above the county courthouse. I am not sure what message that sends, but there it is.
On maps, the cross shows up with the notation “religious destination.” And this article about it lists the names of the people who paid for its construction, but never mentions why. I guess we can each fill in that part of the story.
near Ballinger, Texas
photographed 2.24.2018
Midway (gone away), 2
This was a treat – I got to walk right in to the abandoned drive-in and make as many photos as I wanted.
Midway Drive-In
Sweetwater, Texas
photographed 2.23.2018
Midway (gone away), 1
A foggy day, an abandoned drive-in theater: how could it get any better? Well, having a camera would make it better. How fortunate that I did have one on hand…
Midway Drive-In
Sweetwater, Texas
photographed 2.23.2018
