West Texas golden hour and sightseeing

I was backmost successful West Texas a week agone to sprout gardens for my forthcoming book (due retired outpouring 2025). Being up astatine sunrise and staying successful gardens until aft sunset meant I got to bask immoderate beauteous skies each day.

Lavender and mango sunsets were a dime a twelve — and each 1 was magical nether that large sky.

While admiring a chaotic spot of prickly pear on 1 Marfa street…

…I got a laughter retired of a plaintive spot of graffiti connected a halt sign: Stop talking, it reads. As if!

Prada Marfa

Last clip I was successful Marfa, I missed seeing Prada Marfa, a celebrated creation installation on the road westbound of Marfa, adjacent tiny Valentine, Texas. This clip I did a drive-by. Yes, it’s amusing to spot a faux Prada boutique, with existent Prada shoes and handbags, retired successful the mediate of nowhere. Is it an effectual critique of consumerism and gentrification? Or has it go an unironic homage to selfie culture? What bash you think?

Presidio County Courthouse

I besides climbed up to the dome of the lovely, apricot-colored Presidio County Courthouse successful downtown Marfa to instrumentality successful the views.

Climbing up tons of stairs

Still climbing

At the top! It was similar an oven successful that airless room, but the views were good. I could spot the Marfa h2o operation and mountains successful the distance.

There’s the pinkish occurrence presumption and small parkland adjacent door.

And there’s Marfa’s main resistance with shops, a edifice oregon two, and the Hotel Paisano — and sheets of rainfall successful the distance!

Fort Davis

One time I was successful Fort Davis and stopped astatine the Fort Davis National Historic Site to respect the volcanic hills down the low-slung barracks.

What a melodramatic backdrop for the aged fort.

I saw respective roadrunners and the unusual raccoon, rabbit, and coyote on the bare highways of West Texas. But this sighting was the best: a set of javelinas hustling crossed the blacktop arsenic I approached. See ya, boys!

One much West Texas sunrise.

Up next: I’ll amusement you the colorful courtyards astatine The Lincoln boutique hotel, wherever I stayed portion successful Marfa.

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