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myth disguised as fact

It seems like nearly every time a town in this part of Texas gets national media recognition, there will be a mention of tumbleweeds rolling down the streets at mid-day. (I presume a style manual somewhere mandates this tired reference.)

But, maybe it’s true? This tumbleweed was clearly in town when it got itself wedged between a fence and a utility pole.

Lubbock, Texas
photographed 12.5.2020

Tumbleweeds will tumble

If you’re from a windy place, you probably already noticed the way the netting is curving, pushed by the wind. And you have probably already noticed that those tumbleweeds are a little blurry because they were, in fact, tumbling by just as I made the images.

Do your thing, tumbleweeds!

Slaton, Texas
photographed 2.29.2020