Monday, May 12, 2014

More From Big Spring

Here are more views of Big Spring:







The next photos will be from Eden, a long way down the road from here.

It Is Time For Something A Little Different

My wife and I drove SOUTH and on the way I took photos. I took photos in Big Spring, Eden, and New Braunfels.










The photos above were taken in Big Spring, at a location where I have been buying gas for years, whenever I make this trip. This time I did not need gas. We stopped here to get some snacks and stretch a bit. Big Spring is looking more prosperous than it has in years, thanks to the BIG OIL BOOM. But truck traffic is heavy! Many trucks are carrying fracking fluids. Yes, in Texas, there is a whole lot of fracking going on.


Tuesday, May 6, 2014

More Dusty Desolation

These are the final pics in this series:




 

Dusty Desolation

And now for more pictures of dusty desolation, in Lubbock, Texas:










 

Sunday, May 4, 2014

More Pictures

Now we are really getting into that day of high wind and blowing dirt, when my wife and I got sandblasted taking these pictures. Lately, though, it has been OK. It has not been so windy, it is getting hot, but the sad thing is: no rain no rain no rain. The drought goes on.




 These ruins, photographed before, yielded a few more rocks for the garden...