chicken wire

 

Los Poblanos Historic Inn and Organic Farm

Albuquerque, New Mexico

www.lospoblanos.com

"found in a desert land"

 

Moses died in the desert before finding the Promised Land.  Junior provides guidance in arid Albuquerque.  Why use regular exterior paint when the wall of your business can display religious messages?

 

Junior's Welding

5035 Central Avenue

Old Route 66

Albuquerque, New Mexico 

around the paddock

 

Dexter goes for a run.

Texas Tech Equestrian Center

Lubbock, Texas

caladiums

closed for business

 

Soon all small West Texas towns may be "closed for business."

Meadow, Texas

01.08.2012

sidewalk reflection

 

Klusoz

The Depot District

1802 Buddy Holly

Lubbock, Texas 

sun freckles

 

Rebecca was one of the vendors at today's DAM.  Love her hat!

 

WeavingWolf

Downtown Art Market

19th and Buddy Holly

Lubbock, Texas

Bicicleta or Fahrrad?

 

It appears that the primary mode of transportation for students at the Language Center is two-wheeled.

 

Language Center

1921 Broadway

Lubbock, Texas

 



open seating

 

Open air concert this evening on 82nd Street.

Betenbough Homes

6305 82nd Street

Lubbock, Texas

this time last year

 

This time last year I was wandering the streets of Luxembourg.  Wonder where I was during earlier years?  Makes me wish I had seriously taken up journaling.

 

Luxembourg

8.22.2011

dying to know

Another installment of strange cemetery sights:  Wonder who needs information in a cemetery -- the visitors or the occupants?  Being curious, I opened the mailbox and found a list of cemetery rules.  I don't think that those who have been interred since the 1880s really care about bearing firearms, dogs running free and seasonal removal of wreaths.

Rose Hill Cemetery

Willard, Missouri

name that subject

Looking for an entrepreneurial enterprise?  Consider a business changing light bulbs in interior, high-rise atria. Services could include banner hanging, balloon retrieval and bird removal.

Doubletree Hotel

Springfield, Missouri

8.16.2012 

signage



Need inexpensive siding for your building?  Eddie took going "green" or, in this case, "orange" to heart with the ultimate recycling and collectibles.  Hard to miss this BBQ joint as you travel down the street!

Eddie's Barbeque
1324 East 50th Street
Lubbock, Texas



"the flavor lasts"

Clinton boasts the largest downtown square in Missouri and is part of the historic Main Street program.  Streets are lined with original storefronts and restored facades.  During revitalization, many painted signs were uncovered.  The Chamber of Commerce lady said the Wrigley sign was original.  According to Wrigley advertising, United Profit-Sharing Coupons were offered in the 1920s and 30s.  They could be redeemed for items in a catalog (Remember Green Stamps?)

Historic Downtown
Clinton, Missouri
8.15.2012

lulu

For 25 years, Lulu and her swaying hips have lured her hometown friends in Springfield to the concession truck to sample a Pineapple Whip.  The primary fruit juice concoction flavor is pineapple, but sometimes a second flavor like grape or strawberry-kiwi may be offered.  (PS Lulu's "grass" skirt is made from weed whacker cord.)

Springfield, Missouri

missouri barn

Between the fields of corn and soybeans, picturesque barns dot the Missouri landscape.

Farm Road 125 outside Springfield

8.15.2012

http://www.missouribarn.org/

missouri state road

If you are taking a leisurely drive along the back roads of Missouri, be aware that state road signs can make you aware of the distance between facilities.

Missouri State Road PP

Cornelia, Missouri

(one church, one defunct gas station)

knob noster house

We made a short trip to the village of Knob Noster because I was intrigued by the name.  A knob is a geographical feature of a rounded hill.  I didn't find the knobs of Noster any different from the surrounding Missouri hills.  With a population of 2,000 Knob Noster's claim to fame is nearby Whiteman Air Force Base, home of the B-2 bomber, and Knob Noster State Park.  This is one of the few unique buildings we saw.  One block of the two-block downtown was barricaded for the first day of school block party so I missed half the town.

People are dying to get into the Sunset Hill Cemetery, but it appears that access is not easily obtained.  It is amusing to note the contrast between sign locations and perceived meanings.  The marker for a  narrow one-way lane can be interpreted differently.

Sunset Hill Cemetery, 1868
Warrensburg, Missouri

old drum, the hunting dog

Lore has it that Warrensburg, Missouri is the origin of the saying "a man's best friend is his dog."  According to the story, the hunting dog Old Drum was shot by a neighbor who suspected him of killing sheep.  After many mistrials in 1870, the dispute ended up in the Missouri Supreme Court where the attorney eulogized Old Drum and won the plaintiff $50.  The statue of Old Drum was erected in 1950 and an additional memorial stands on the banks of Big Creek where the body was found.

Johnson County Court House

Warrensburg, Missouri

www.cedarcroft.com/mo/olddrum.html

the morning after the night before

Drink dregs captured at the Corner Bar patio

1720 Buddy Holly Avenue

Lubbock, Texas

Bill Marvy may have built a better barber pole, but a more recognized product is the Steril-Ray Ultra Violet Sanitizer which was introduced in the 1960s.  Pop's barber shop may have an original model.

Brown's Barber Shop
1718 Buddy Holly
Lubbock, Texas
8.08.2012

barber tools

Brown's Barber Shop

1718 Buddy Holly Avenue

Lubbock, Texas

8.08.2012

the barber shop

This barber shop has been in business since 1928.  Richard is only the third owner and has had the shop since 1974.  For old-fashioned service and complete barber services, see Richard.  The patron is my dad.

Brown's Barber Shop

1718 Budd Holly Avenue

Lubbock, Texas

basic mail service

horse whisperer

Dundee and friend

Texas Tech Equestrian Center

Lubbock, Texas

8.05.2012

dexter

This morning stretched my photographic skills.  I have a fair history with portraits of two-year old girls but a two-year old horse is a different story.  Dundee was a bit uncooperative but his "older" brother Dexter was an excellent model.  Mom was pleased with the results.

Texas Tech Equestrian Center

Lubbock, Texas

seasonal discord

Blooming flower boxes line quaint European streets.  However, if one looks closely at this window box, the Christmas decals behind the geraniums can be spotted.  Christmas in August?  Or did the students in the classrooms of the Trinity Church celebrate year-round?

Trinity Church School

Luxembourg

8.22.2011

happy birthday, suzanne

Hard to believe my sister is now grandmother (or SuSu) to two little girls.  Suzanne was born a few years ago on a hot August night after the New Deal Lions Club watermelon feast at the clubhouse.  I was shuffled off to BaBa's for the rest of the night.  When she cut off one of those ringlets with her little scissors, Mother cried.

allie

I've been photographing Lubbock County Historical Commission members in front of Lubbock landmarks.  Allie, who was skipping up the Court House sidewalk, was a much more photogenic subject!

rubrum

Purple Fountain Grass

My Garden