Friday, September 21, 2018

Still In The Alley

Alleys are just flat out interesting places.




And this one is behind a rather old shopping "center". The area has seen better days.




I don't remember what kind of camera I used the first time we visited here. I got much better photos this time.




Colorful place.


 And here is the mystery-- what's that all about?

This was here years ago, and it has not been removed-- this is the back entrance to a business in this little shopping "center". Someday I'll try, discretely, to determine which business and do some looking around. VERY discretely. I will finish this little photo series next time and go back to the sunflowers. They are not looking good at all right now. Wind and rain associated with a norther has knocked a lot of the taller ones down. I'll have some work to do Saturday!

Thursday, September 20, 2018

An Alley In Lubbock, Revisited

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??".

Tuesday, September 18, 2018

More Garden Stuff

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.