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Reflectors

On Sunday afternoon, part of downtown is totally deserted.  I was walking around, looking for some photo ops for the prompt of "repeating patterns" when I looked down and saw these reflectors.  There were lots of them all in a cluster~~wonder why?

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Brick Wall Corner

On one of my photo trips, I saw this brick corner on one of the buildings and thought the colors looked interesting.

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Yapping Dawg

I saw this place down a side road outside of Anson, TX.  It's a stand-alone building, apparently selling liquor - beer & wine.  The building is pink, has a small entrance door, a window with protective bars and a list of hours that it's open.  

It appears to be abandoned. 

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Meter Guardrail

Throughout town there are meter units that have guardrails in front of them to keep them safe from car traffic.  I've never seen anything like this in other places I've lived.  

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All Grey

I saw this electrical box on one of the walls in an alleyway downtown and just thought it looked pretty interesting.

I love the monotone color.

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Something That Makes Me Smile

I decided to use a photo prompt list.  One of the prompts is 'Something That Makes Me Smile".  I went to town and found this graffiti in an alleyway that I don't usually go into.  

It's so cute and it really did and does make me smile.

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Blue Heron????

The other day when the weather was so wonderful I forced myself to go to the local park to see if there were any photo ops.  For the first time ever I saw this bird...I'm not a "birder" so even though I tried to search the internet for the name, the only thing I could come up with is "Great Blue Heron".

I'm not sure that's what this bird is, but it fit the description pretty well.

I tried to get a photo of it in flight, but the images didn't come out as well as I wanted.

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Train Wheel

There's a small park in downtown Cisco, TX, and there's an old train car that the kids can climb on and get into.  I've taken photos of this train car before, but today I was trying to get something different from my previous images.  This isn't too exciting, but it kind of tells a story.  

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Railway Cars Converging.

I saw these rail cars downtown where there are many rail cars that look like they've been abandoned.  There are no locomotives or cabooses, so it's tricky to get a creative image of these ordinary looking cars, but I thought this was interesting.  It looks like they'll run into each other if they both go in the same direction.  Not an award winning image, just something to think about.

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Hat and Scarves

One day, years ago, I walked into a shop in downtown Honolulu and on one of the walls there was a display of 4-5 hats with hanging scarves.  It was really striking and the shop owner was kind enough to let my friend and I take photos of the decor.  

Ever since then I've had this hat and scarves hanging in my bedroom.  The hat was a gift (I don't wear hats) and the scarves were also gifts (I don't use scarves either) and together they make a beautiful wall decor~~at least I think it's beautiful.

It's 8 pm and the temp is still 97 with the forecast of low 100s for the next week.  Ugh.

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Country Silos

This grouping of silos is located along a road in West Texas.  

I finally forced myself to go out for a photo field trip today and one of my friends agreed to go with me. 

Just before we left town it began drizzling and the temperature dropped to about 73 with some strong winds.  It was glorious.  By the time we arrived at our destination it was about 83 and stayed at that temp for the remainder of the day. 

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Another trip back to the Creamery on the edge of Fairbanks.  It was another spectacularly beautiful day and I managed to get another perspective on the visitor's center.  

My heart is grateful for:

the salmon dinner I had last night when we all went out to celebrate a delayed Father's Day

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Downtown Silos 2

The same silos as the previous post, but a different angle.  The image was made on a Sunday afternoon, so there's no activity happening.  The structure is located in downtown Abilene, Texas.

I pass this location often and finally decided to stop and get some images.  The weather was beautiful, I needed to be outside for a while so I was happy to find this location.

My heart is happy:

for the beautiful weather and the spare time to be outside with no deadline to be elsewhere

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Business Wall

This is the outside wall of one of the businesses in downtown Abilene.  I think it looks so interesting with the outcroppings and the shadows.  

My heart is grateful that:

I was able to spend some time with my daughter and her family last night

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Shadow and louvre window.

Sometimes I'm in the right place at the right time.  

I'm grateful that:

I will soon be visiting a friend I haven't seen in a long time

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Brick Wall  background

Not a very exciting image, but I thought it would make a wonderful background for text or a photo of some sort.  It's a wall on the outside of a business downtown and it looks pretty deliberated.

My heart is grateful for:

the leftover brisket I brought home from Thanksgiving dinner

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Three Blankets

Three ladies in my church are having babies within a month of each other at the beginning of the year.  I decided to crochet blankets for them and I wanted to be done with them so I wouldn't be scurrying around at the last minute to finish them.

There will be two girls and one boy.  

These are fun to make, but three right in a row....I'm glad to be done with them.

My heart is grateful for:

new life

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Royal Typewriter

I went to several antique stores this morning and saw a few different typewriters.  I really want one.  I almost purchased this one but then I remembered I don't have a single flat surface on which to put it where it can be seen as decor.  I'm working on it, but it still might be a while.  I also want a rotary dial phone...  Be patient, I keep telling myself.

My heart is grateful for:

my memory of those retro items

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Abandoned Grain Elevator

Cross Plains, Texas.  I don't think I've ever seen abandoned grain elevators before.  

I'm grateful for:

cooler temperatures

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Utility boxes

While waiting for a friend to show up, I stepped into an alleyway to get out of the sun and I saw this.

Not a world class photo, but it's what I got for the day.

My heart is grateful that:

When you're dressed up like a princess, it's easier to act like one

(from: Really Important Stuff My Kids Have Taught Me)