Lubbock Sights 1

14 F this morning. Winter is back. Rats!

This house got cut in half. To be moved? Is that going to be worth the effort?

It's been sitting there like this for a long time.

This was a nice house, once, but now it's a wreck. What a waste.

This place needs to be demolished.

 Things like this are kind of sad. You wonder what this place was like when it was new, and when was that, actually?

An Alley 7

 Last evening it actually rained. Not a lot, but it was great. It's been something like three months since it rained last. Or maybe four. Or five. Sunny this morning but it's cooling again. Darn. Enough with winter already.

That's the last of this alley. It was a great place to visit. Next time I'll be looking around Lubbock.

An Alley 6

 Yes, indeed-- I had a lot of quality time outdoors and did some necessary work out there yesterday. It'll be even warmer today ahead of a front and I plan to enjoy that hint of seasonal change and do some more stuff outside before it chills down again. 

I know I said I wouldn't do any more black and white, but some things just work better that way. 

An Alley 5

 Still warming nicely. I might get some quality time outdoors today. It's a little cloudy, but will it rain? Not bloody likely. 

An Alley 4

 Weekend warm up continues. I think at the end of next week I'll have to start watering and do some thinking about what I might like to plant. There's a walk way to complete and some sections of fence I'd like to reinforce. I'll have enough to keep me busy. There's one more cold SNAP to get through-- I hope only one more-- and I can start on the work outside. No hurry on any of this but it might be a good idea to lay in some supplies. With crazy and stupid the new normal, it's hard to be sure of anything. 

 I guess I like these alleys so much because they are honest and peaceful. What you see is what you get-- raw, shabby, and indicative of the underlying realities in city life. What's not to like about that?