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This Remodel is Taking a Loooooong Time

The house in the lot next to the church I photographed in the previous post seems to be under some construction.   I noticed this skeleton resting on the bench on the porch.

I couldn't resist getting a shot.

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Through the Opening

Somewhere in downtown Abilene, there's a brick wall with tiny openings as a barricade for a courtyard.  There was no sign indicating what the business/courtyard was, but the design on the far wall was pretty interesting.  

I wonder if anyone ever uses the courtyard when the weather isn't so brutally hot?

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High Stakes Dice

Sculpture designed by Chris Oldham

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Blue Door and Staircase

This blue door and filigreed metal staircase is seen on the outside wall of a business in 

Colorado City, Texas.  

It's been about 5 years since I've been there and this scene looks exactly like it did

5 years ago.  You don't see many staircase railings that are this fancy. It's just lovely.

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A hidden courtyard on the Abilene Christian University Campus.

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Walton Electric

It looks like once upon a time this building was Walton Electric.  Now, not so much.  

I'm grateful today that: 

I had a reason to spend some time outdoors in the beautiful weather

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Three Kiddos

These three fit "birth order" so well.

My heart is grateful for:

Time spent with the grands

Waikiki Vignettes

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It was a beautiful day in Waikiki today.  A little windy, but warm & sunny.  No big waves like the ones on the North Shore, but enough wave action for the beginning surfers.  I really admire the beautiful wave photos I see that are created by talented & dedicated surf photographers, but I seem to be continuously drawn to the action on the beach.  

There was, however, one surfer I couldn't resist photographing.  We watched her "catch" three or four waves and applauded her great efforts.  

We were ultimately rewarded with this great smile.  What a cutie!

She's At It Again

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Okay, so yesterday I posted to fb something like:  this morning my cat spilled her entire water dish on the kitchen floor and a few hours later she threw up in the living room (incidents not related to each other).  Then later in the day the dog threw up on the couch. (true story, believe me)  I thought animals were supposed to lower a person's blood pressure!

Anyway, I was out of the house since early this morning.  I arrived home around 2 and as I was sitting on the couch working on the computer and half-heartedly watching tv, I thought I heard a suspicious noise coming from the kitchen.  Not wanting to stop what I was doing, I ignored it.  hmmmph

When I finally did get up and go into the kitchen, this was the sight that greeted me.  "Oh no, she's at it again" I thought.  What the heck is going on with her?  You see where the water dish is???  right smack in the middle of the kitchen floor--you can't really see all the water that's scattered around though.

See the little bench in the background?  THAT's where the water dish should be!

And here's the little culprit.  Normally she's sweet, lovable and well-behaved.  If I didn't know better I'd say she was in love.  But she's an indoor cat...  Hopefully she'll get over this proclivity pretty soon.