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Dryland Boating

Maybe you’ve heard the saying, “The happiest days of a boat owner’s life are the day he buys a boat and the day he sells it.” I guess these poor boat owners just had one happy day, because the boats are abandoned in back of an abandoned
gas station.

And, anyway, these boats are sort of a long way from water.

Wilson, Texas
photographed 7.28.2018

Somewhat less than it was

I’ve been pretty busy at my real job and was starting to get a little twitchy because I hadn’t been out with my camera. Only one thing to do in a situation like that: the work stuff can wait (and indeed. it was still there when I got back on Monday), but that twitchy feeling’s only going to get worse unless I get out and shoot.

I got out my big atlas (The Roads of Texas) and selected a destination, then cross-checked it with a quick Google street-view look, and off I went.

This wasn’t my actual destination*, but it was a nice thing to spot along the way, a clear reminder that Wilson, Texas, used to be able to support a block-long business district.

Wilson, Texas
photographed 7.28.2018

*A swing set at a tiny crossroads town in Crosby County. That’s what I saw on street-view. Stick around – that photo will post in a few more days…

Church

Setting sun, and stained glass.

And, because I felt like sharing, here’s a video of a song and dance.

St. John Lutheran Church
Wilson, Texas
photographed 10.31.2015

One Broken Window

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At first I thought this little drive-in was still in business, but that broken window indicated the opposite. (Another hint, to be honest, was the complete lack of kitchen equipment inside. I’m a pretty good detective.)

Wilson, Texas
photographed 10.31.2015