Yesterday marked my one month anniversary here in Palestine, and nobody else in the original bunch has stayed here continuously. I have been here the longest. To celebrate the occasion, the city put on a huge fireworks display in the evening—or maybe they were celebrating some other, more obscure anniversary.
Being a Sunday, a holiday, and the day before Mark gets back, many people decided to take the day off. A few of us decided instead to have a slow-ish quiet day at the lab. I didn’t photograph any of it. But, we did go on a bike adventure along the path through the woods. I didn’t photograph any of that either. But then Tristan and I returned a pair of bikes to the other side of the base. I photographed that.
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- The fanciest looking building. Administrators must live there
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- They have a garden and a barbecue/lunch/shaded area
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- Another highbay. A hexagonal hughbay
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- Flags. Texas and USA have equal prominence, CSBF less so
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- Clearly a focal point for visitors, this place has a bench
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- Plaques about the rededication of this site in memory of the astronauts on Columbia
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- Building 26. Probably more of a building than Building 19 (the pi frame), but I’m still amused at the things that get Building numbers here
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- There is a gym on the other side, that some people drive (!!!) over to use
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- Beside the gym is a strange room containing this chalk board…
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- …and the only other thing, except shelves of boxes in this slightly-askew painting
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- Apparently the quality of the room has been certified. They must straighten the painting for inspections
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- Shipping and receiving. When we’re impatient, we sometimes pick things up there ourselves
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- Tiny Tim lives over there too. (Notice how the spare tires are larger than the other vehicles)
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- Visitor Center. Source of CSBF schwag
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- Building 9 is small, but very patriotic
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- The gates, with Tristan walking ahead, back to our side
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- Physical Science Laboratory is the contractor that makes CSBF happen
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- The main sign
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- No Trespassing
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- The shady area outside the machine shop
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- The base of the water tower
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- It lies below the water tower
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