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Illuminations
Remember yesterday, when I posted my first-ever photo of Moriarty, New Mexico?
Here’s what I saw in the (gigantic) parking lot of a fireworks stand. See how those flags and banners are held by the wind? And see the puddles in the parking lot? That, plus the fact that I had an absolutely inappropriate coat will explain why I didn’t stay very long in Moriarty. But at least I got off the highway, finally, and looked around.
Moriarty, New Mexico
photographed 2.15.2018
No ID?
I had a work trip last month, a couple of days of training in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Flights from Lubbock to Albuquerque are ridiculous, with some of them taking longer than it would take to drive over. So I did the reasonable thing: I drove to Albuquerque. It’s an easy trip from Lubbock and is one I’ve made many times.
But in all those Lbb-Abq drives I had never gotten off the highway in Moriarity, New Mexico, to see what was there.
It was a bit of a jackpot. Pete’s Bar, for example, was quite compelling.
Moriarty, New Mexico
photographed 2.15.2018
Roadside Abstract
I am not a good passenger on road trips. I get queasy if I try to read, and am not always in charge of the music selections*, and start to feel guilty if I’ve requested photo stops more often than every three or four minutes. Sometimes, it’s just easier on everyone if I drive.
But it doesn’t always work out for me to be the driver, and that’s when stuff like this** starts to happen…
Tulia, Texas
photographed 12.30.2017
*Yes. I agree that I should always get to pick the music, with my impeccable taste and all.
** If you’ll feel better for knowing, I’ll tell you it was winter field, and an oncoming ice storm.
Gargoyles and an uneasy sky
Well, of course I have to post the obligatory photo of Notre Dame’s gargoyles. Nice that I got an assist from the sky, though.
Cathédral Notre-Dame de Paris
Paris, France
photographed 6.10.2017
That one night in Paris
Summer sunsets in Paris are late – nearly 10:00 – so you’ve got to stay up late to see the city in full darkness.
But it’s worth it to get to see the urban landscape, decorated with people enjoying the mild summer night, in darkness.
Paris, France
photographed 6.10.2017
