June 30

Not that any of us really need more evidence that I am a dork, but here goes:  I love it when books come with their own grosgrain ribbon bookmark!

Lubbock, Texas

June 29

FM 2646
Hockley County, Texas

June 28

This looks like jewels, all colorful and brightly lit, lined up and waiting on the jeweler to set them into a necklace, maybe, or a bracelet.  

Or else it is a bunch of flavors of Gatorade, chilled.

Lowe's Corner Market
26th Street and Boston Avenue
Lubbock, Texas

June 27

My friend Jan calls it the Earring Garage - and here's a detail of some of the occupants.

(shot with the Earring Lens, which is on what appears to be permanent loan.)

June 26

The spray from the irrigation system looked like a swath of tulle hovering above the new cotton.

FM 3523
Lubbock County, Texas

June 25

Welcome to Random Objects Day here at the blog.

(shot with special Random Object lens)

June 24

In the churchyard, San Miguel Catholic Church
La Mesa, New Mexico
photographed 5.1.2010

June 23

Inside the nearly-complete Lubbock County jail.

It's not what you think - I was on a tour.  Really.

June 22

Detail, vase

shot with Vase Lens, which is still on loan

June 21

North 2nd Street
Abilene, Texas
photographed 4.3.2010

June 20

I don't think the cat is reading Anne Lamott's book, but I guess it's possible.*

Lubbock, Texas

*Don't misunderstand me - it's not that I think the cat is illiterate, it's just that, traditionally, she's been more a fan of Lamott's non-fiction work.

June 19

Sometime around 45 years ago, my dad planted a tree at the corner of his house.  It was a little tree and so it was hard to imagine that someday that tree - a Japanese black pine - would grow so big that it would tear up the corner of the house.  So, with great sadness, my dad had the tree guy come and cut down the tree.

And, then we hauled some of the logs up to a chainsaw carver in Whitharral, and this snake is one of four pieces he made for us from that old tree.



The artist is Cam Dockery - check out his work:  Bearly Making It chainsaw carvings.

June 18

along FM 238, Crosby County

Texas

photographed 5.31.2010

June 17

Downtown Tahoka, Texas
photographed 6.16.2010

June 16

I guess if you think about it, there's really no reason to not have a giant bikini-clad mannequin outside a carwash.

Floydada, Texas

PS - My mom would have said the mannequin was "bosomy."

June 15

Go to Adkins Architectural Antiques, if you are in Houston and need something to do.  Climb the stairs all the way to the attic, and you'll see this stuff!

photographed 2.14.2010

June 14

Frenship ISD bus yard
Wolfforth, Texas

June 13

Sunset
Yellowhouse Canyon, Texas

June 12

The Ford House (don't you love it when people say "the Ford house"?)

Matador, Texas

photographed 6.10.10

June 11

Side street garage
Spur, Texas

photographed 6.10.2010

June 10

I believe that the Texas Gourmet may have seen better days.

Dickens, Texas

June 9

A piece of beach glass I collected at Glass Beach, Fort Bragg, California.

(Shot with on-loan lens)

June 8

Hockley County wheat field

June 7

The windows on the front of this store indicate you can get carpet, jewelry, shoes, toys, clothes, and baby gifts here.  However, I wouldn't count on using the drive-up window.

Ave Q
Lubbock, Texas

June 6

Calla lily, my front yard.

(As always, flower lens on loan from C. Vigil)

June 5

From the looks of things, I'd say this was the former location of the Jim Dan-dy Cleaners.

South 10th Street
Slaton, Texas

June 4

Smith's Auto Service (and a metal owl)

Avenue I and Houston Street

Levelland, Texas

June 3

Stairs, Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center

Austin, Texas

photographed 5.29.2010

June 2

Houston Street
Levelland, Texas

June 1

Construction trailer

Fields Building

Lubbock, Texas