Sitting on the southeast corner of the Hockley County Courthouse Square is a rather nondescript two-story white building built in 1938 as a jail. The lower northeast section was reserved for living quarters for the county sheriff. The second floor housed an odd number of 13 jail cells. Cooking for the prisoners fell upon the…
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The Crying Angel
Of all the cemetery angels I have come across this one haunts me. As I wander around a cemetery I never know what I will encounter along my path. I saw this tall angel at a distance and started walking towards it. When I reached her – my breath was stilled as I paused…
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On a beautiful September evening, I came across this tombstone with the only inscription of “Mary”. The simplicity of the gravestone is what caught my eye. As I was kneeling to take this photo the sun was shining with an evening glow. Then my heart stopped when I heard what I describe as a loud…
Read MoreThe Four Windows
I took this photo in New Mexico while a friend was photographing other parts of the street we were parked on. This building in question was vacant that houses these four north facing windows. I kept seeing the old curtains moving in the second window even when I saw no broken panes or tears in…
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Forgotten Winds 