I have a bit of regret now that I didn’t shoot more street photography as I walked around our small Roanoke, Texas, neighborhood; at the time I was super focused on finding some bright red cardinals! And as I mentioned before, most of my time was spent indoors thanks to the warm temperatures. This small and well-established neighborhood was full of beautiful mature trees and a fascinating mix of typical ranch houses; larger, more sprawling residences; duplex and apartment buildings; and one or two more unique homes. I was also surprised to find quite a few vacant lots available for sale.

This mostly empty lot still contained someone’s kitchen floor

I’ve wanted to photograph this cowboy for years!

The cowboy statue sits along Byron Nelson Boulevard (part of State Highway 114) at the entrance to a strip mall that includes the Roanoke Police Department. There’s also a small bison statue nearby which I captured with my camera several years ago but missed this time around.

Roanoke’s bison, pictured in 2016

South of Byron Nelson Boulevard and tucked between highways 114 and 370 sits the Cinemark Theater; it’s quite impossible to miss, but I had never noticed the paintings on either side of the building before.