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ice flower
The same year local farmers grew sunflowers there was an early-season ice storm. The ice made this lone flower look almost like a windmill.
Here’s a couple of things about sunflowers as a farm crop that AI thought I needed to know; I cannot vouch for the veracity, so my apologies if I’m just spreading rumors.
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Soil Health:
Sunflowers have a deep taproot that helps with soil conservation by improving soil structure, reducing compaction, and bringing nutrients from deeper soil layers closer to the surface.
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Pollination:Sunflowers are attractive to pollinators, beneficial insects, and birds, making them a good choice for biodiversity.
Lubbock County, Texas
photographed 10.27.2020
franky
There is something heartbreaking and endearing about homemade cemetery markers, and I have never seen a fancy granite (or whatever) carved stone that I liked even a little bit.
And I am sorry for the loss that Franky’s family experienced.
unnamed cemetery
Cedar Crest, New Mexico
photographed 7.1.2016
a fair abstract
Looked back through some old stuff the other day and found this, which just shows that even when I didn’t know what I was doing with a camera I was still trying new stuff. (I mean, I am going to assume I meant for this to be blurry, but maybe it was just a mistake?)
South Plains Fair
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 9.23.2014
land lease
amber
Every window in this old church is boarded up except for these three. The amber glass was unexpected and the way it looked against the blue of the sky is why this is in color.
I appreciate that the only three amber windows were close enough together to get in one shot.
Historical Note: the June 2022 Google Street View image has a sign over the front door of the church that says “The Redeemer El Redentor.” Otherwise, it still looks the same.
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 6.27.2025
