I'm interrupting the sunflower series because the alley pics are ready and I like the way they turned out. This was not the only alley we documented but it was the first. I took more pics this time, with a better camera. Some things had changed and other things had not.
I think Lubbock is unique in having drive-through mattress sales. You can get them with cheese, too. And fries!
This alley is pretty awesome.
I've never checked the businesses on the other side. Maybe I should.
There are vestiges of when this part of town was part of a ranch.
Things have a nice patina.
Weeds, but no petunias.
More of this next time. Some mysteries! We will be asking,"what does THAT mean??".
Last weekend I visited an interesting alley behind a row of commercial establishments. This was one of the very early places my wife and I visited, when we were just beginning our photographic adventures. I used the Kodak for this. But that will have to wait until I finish this garden series.
At this time of year, sunflowers are in decline.
Birds are still finding plenty to eat.
I've got an awful cold. That's enough for today.
I really like having a garden where I can kick back with a beer or glass of wine and a camera, and just enjoy the views a macro or zoom lens provides. So peaceful. So quiet. So easy!
The views are always changing, too.
A garden can be a nice retreat from the human name and the human game...
There's going to be a lot more of this, while I start retracing steps again, gathering new pics from places I visited with my wife. I'm living in the past, and why not? The future is in no way appealing. The "present" is something I cope with as well as I can. There are a variety of little chores each day, and distractions in the form of books, guitars, music, the gym, my excellent collection of free weights, small projects I create for myself, and, of course, the gardens. I'm working on a couple of RC airplanes made from readily available cheap material like foam core board and sheets of insulating foam. Another distraction. Nothing complicated!
My wife and I examined these sites not so long ago. I never stop missing her and probably never will stop feeling the loss. But I'm adapting. I have to accept what I can't change. No choice.
Various people at various times have tried to make something of this old building, but without success.
Too close to the railroad tracks?
Hardy weeds!
This is the second location. First time we visited here the gates were open and we drove in. Bad idea. We were under surveillance and somebody showed up to ask us politely to leave-- private property. We were trespassing!
I got these pics through the chain link fence.
Telephoto capability is a must for situations like these.
Next time, more sunflowers. I managed to get some photos of a few of the birds who've become regulars in this garden.
I think Lubbock is unique in having drive-through mattress sales. You can get them with cheese, too. And fries!
This alley is pretty awesome.
I've never checked the businesses on the other side. Maybe I should.
There are vestiges of when this part of town was part of a ranch.
Things have a nice patina.
Weeds, but no petunias. 
More of this next time. Some mysteries! We will be asking,"what does THAT mean??".
