This is a mix of black and white and color, and it features scenes anyone can see in this city if they know where and how to look. There are many photos so they will appear in installments over the course of several days. For some reason, I feel inclined to title this series "Gates Of Hell", but that is only because of the impressions some of these pictures create in me. I'm not going to go that far...
OK! That is the first set!
Before I put up a new series of LUBBOCK pics I offer this photo of some of the very last of our home-grown tomatoes. We had six plants and had so many this past summer I ended up pickling a lot of them. We have several jars of pickled green tomatoes, still.
These are more Canadian geese and a few seagulls, wintering at yet another of our numerous playa lakes.
Before I continue with the latest Lubbock (and area) picture sequence, I want to post some pics I took at Holland Gardens. This is a local home and garden center that's been around for ages. They have a MAJOR Christmas operation. Their store displays are elaborate and attract many visitors and shoppers. Everything you see is for sale. This is for the select few who have the time and money to go over the top in seasonal decorations. These photos are just small samples, taken with my cellphone:
