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Fall Foliage (High Plains Version)

Well, I realize we’re not likely to ever be overrun by busloads of tourists seeking a glimpse at our fall foliage.

A light rain earlier in the day brought out the muted colors in the dying grasses.

Yellowhouse Canyon, Texas
photographed 9.24.2017

PS – I know. Color. Sometimes that’s the right thing to do.

Or is it?

Fingers

Lightning bolts, from the storm that was headed our way.

Yellowhouse Canyon, Texas
photographed 7.3.2017

…and then, the weather moved in

Sometimes, plans just don’t work out.

We thought it seemed like a good night to stay at our land out in the country. There’s no house, but there is a big covered gazebo. We took cots and bedding and snacks and booze and were ready for a nice time. We hadn’t been out there long when the weather took a turn.

By bedtime, we’d returned home…

Yellowhouse Canyon, Texas
photographed 7.3.2017

One Tree

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Who says we don’t have trees out here? Sure, there’s just the one. And it’s dead. But still.

Lubbock County, Texas
photographed 10.21.2016

…and everything in its place

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Actual conversation:

Patient Spouse: Oh, no! Don’t take a picture of that! It’s so messy!

Me: (no words)

in the shop
Yellowhouse Canyon, Texas
photographed 10.21.2016