More From Littlefield, Again

And by the way, we will probably get more rain soon. GOOD!

 

More From Littlefield, Texas

Littlefield seemed a little strange to us because of the odd pockets of desperate poverty, the ramshackle houses scattered about, so near to neighborhoods of obvious affluence. In Lubbock we have a codes enforcement department and a health department, even though they aren't adequately funded. Littlefield seems to have nothing of the kind. Residential streets are not even paved, in some cases, within the city limits! Mosquitoes were a major problem. I doubt that they do any spraying. We got the impression that in Littlefield it is every man for himself. 

 

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! 

 

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.