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Locked Door

These are doors to an abandoned church in the outskirts of downtown Abilene, Texas.  There's no sign indicating what kind of a church it was, but the windows are boarded and there is this lock and chain on the entrance doors.  

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Yankee Hill Lock, Erie Canal

Yankee Hill Lock is located along the Mohawk River between Tribes Hill and Amsterdam, NY.  It was one of the few with a double lock so that two barges could pass through at the same time going in opposite directions.  To the left of the lock is located the general store seen in the previous post.

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Combo Lock

About 14 years ago I started going to the Y regularly and I needed a combo lock for the locker so I got a Master Lock that was green. I managed to 

1) not lose it,

 2) not forget the combination, 

3) not have to buy another lock, 

& 

4) love the color for all those years

Three weeks ago when I went to my locker,  I saw that the lock had been cut off and there was a note to talk to someone at the office for the explanation.  Someone had left something on the top shelf of the locker, out of sight, and because they couldn't find the owner of the lock, they had to cut it off to return the items to the owner.

I was a both annoyed and disappointed.  I'm a creature of habit and I really liked having the same green lock with the same combination and it was annoying to think that because someone else had been careless, I had to replace my lock. 

In the big scheme of things it was a small problem but for a couple of days I couldn't talk myself into going to the store for a new lock.  Then one day when I was shopping for something totally unrelated, there, right in front of me, was a section of Master Locks.  Bingo! and surprisingly I had no problem with learning/remembering the new combination.

I'm grateful that:

God answers prayer, sometimes with an interesting sense of humor

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Gold Lock

I passed by a construction site this afternoon and saw this "gold" chain and lock on the gate.  I thought the gold chain and lock on the silver chain link looked really pretty.

My heart is grateful for:

the installation of our new pastor last night

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Doorway and shadows

It seems like when you're desperate enough and you get your mind off pre-conceived ideas for an image, you can find something to photograph anywhere.  I love when I come across a scene that I wasn't looking for but that grabs my attention.  

I like the graphic look of this image.

My heart is grateful today for:

pleasant memories