May 21

Is it just me? Or, if Andrew Wyeth had lived around here, would this scene have been in one of his paintings?

Wastella, Texas

PS - Yep, that's the actual name of the town:

With the arrival of the Roscoe, Snyder and Pacific Railway in 1908, landowner Will Neeley donated the land for a new town. The rather unusual name was meant to honor Neely's eldest daughter. Wastella did develop as a town - and even had a hotel and a few stores, but being just one train stop from Roscoe stifled real growth. According to the detailed TxDoT Nolan County map, Wastella cannot even claim a cemetery.

from www.texasescapes.com/TexasGhostTowns/Wastella-Texas.htm, which goes on to note that the most recent census numbers, in 1990, put the town's population at 13.

May 3

Abandoned and disintegrating farm buildings dot this part of the country. This one had an additional feature: an old storm cellar that was guarded by a green lizard.

Somewhere between Roscoe and Wastella, Texas