Monday, June 23, 2014

It Keeps On Raining!

The rain comes in just the right amounts and just the right intervals to keep things nice and green.  It is a very welcome change!

 A few weekends ago my wife and I visited Littlefield. We were not prepared for the dire poverty we found in some neighborhoods. Littlefield must not have building codes or any kind of condemnation procedures. We saw structures that were not much larger than chicken coops, surrounded by rank weeds, wrecked cars, and piles of garbage, with someone apparently trying to live in them. These extreme poverty zones were within a few blocks of very nice affluent neighborhoods. What a crazy mix! Downtown Littlefield is chock full of ruins, too. I didn't even scratch the surface. We didn't see many signs of OIL BOOM prosperity. Littlefield's civic leaders must be fans of Ayn Rand. So I'll begin a little Littlefield photo series. Some of the ruins I could not photograph because they were inhabited! 














 

Thursday, June 12, 2014

Storm Clouds Over Wolfforth

The day before we took these pics, Wolfforth got clobbered by large hail and 90+ mph winds. Clouds were gathering for another round of storms. 









Note the football stadium. This is for a HIGH SCHOOL! Big deal in this area.

Industrial Lubbock

We took these in a semi-industrial area, off of what used to be Avenue H. I miss Avenue H.





 

Pictures From McKenzie Park

These pics speak for themselves. We found some low-riders and I took pics of the cars. This was after a fairly heavy rain and the mosquitoes were BAD!! You can also see a lot of debris in the little creek. 

 This water tower is for the Canyon Lakes System.

 The miracle of running water!


 Masses of crud.

 More crud.

 Plenty of crud to go around.




 Sharp cars!

Monday, June 9, 2014