Bayer Museum Of Agriculture-- Outdoors

I finally got the pics of things outdoors.

Hot and dry weather permitted me to get out of the car and do some walking among these exhibits. It was too hot and too dry, actually, but I got what I wanted.

I probably won't be going back here. I was still using the Kodak on these.

I'll finish this the next time.

The Old Hog Feed Lot

Yep, when I visited Economy Mills a while ago, I promised to visit that old hog feed lot nearby, and I did, and amazingly, while I was out there taking photos, the gentleman whose father owned the feed lot drove by and said Howdy. I explained to him what I was doing and he shared some of his memories with me. That kind of thing can only happen in Lubbock, Texas.

This place has been cleaned really well. There is no trace of any odor. It used to be pretty bad, frankly.

 I used the Kodak's modest zoom feature to capture the underpass.

This is not a residential area, obviously.

While I was there I got more shots of Economy Mills.  I see no reason to return to this site. I can cross it off my list. 

Another Junk Zone, Playa Lake, Infrastructure

All this stuff is on Elgin, near an apartment complex. I've driven by many times but it finally occurred to me to drive into the alley and see what I could find. 

 An illegal dump should be no surprise.

 This sort of thing is what you find most frequently in Lubbock's illegal dumps.

 I have no idea how these slabs of concrete might have gotten here.

 The fifty gallon drum seems to be an improvised heater. Do homeless people shelter here?

This playa lake is a common sight from the loop frontage road. Several years ago a corpse was found floating in it. I can't remember whether foul play had been involved.

 There was a fence around this lake but boards were missing and anyone who wanted to could get through the fence. I merely aimed my Kodak through the gaps and used some zoom settings.

The illegal dump is right behind a major electrical substation/distribution point in the city's power grid. Right across the alley is the apartment complex.

From The Garden Again

It is really past its prime right now. 

Birds are still enjoying this garden. I'm not so sure now that I'll expand it. What I have will take a lot of work to clear and recondition for the next planting season. Make it bigger and it'll stop being a mere hobby. I've still got the rose garden to deal with. 

I used the Nikon for these pics. It seems to work the best.

This weekend I'd like to visit old scenes again, maybe around the airport. Maybe downtown. 

The finches are still visiting, eating sunflower seeds. There are more of them this summer than last.