Lubbock, Texas

It helps to have an interest in agriculture and geology when one drives across this huge country.  Today we crossed into Texas, our 17th state, and we saw cotton and sorghum fields and oil wells.  The land has flattened, and the weather is hot.


We ate a delicious breakfast at Cowboy Café in Roswell.


Two derricks pumping away as we passed.

There was not a lot happening otherwise in eastern New Mexico and western Texas.  We drove through two small towns that had fanciful iron signs to welcome us.






Every street in Tatum, TX, had an original metal sign.

We are staying at an airbnb near Texas Tech in Lubbock.  This is a roomy, older apartment created from a garage.  We are the first guests for this host.  They have provided everything we could need.
They even have chips on the counter and drinks in the fridge. We plan to go out tonight and hear music or listen in at an open mike night.


I appreciate this painting on a wooden pallet in our front yard.