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Front Wall

This is the front wall of a business that no longer exists at this site in Ranger, Texas.  It sits on a corner of the block.  It doesn't look like there was a fire, but there is no text or any markers indicating what type of business it used to be.

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Downtown Office Building

This is one of the buildings in downtown Abilene.  The sky was a beautiful color blue with the puffy clouds, but when I turned the image to black and white, I really liked the way it looks.

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Downtown Building

I thought this was an interesting perspective on this building in downtown Abilene.  

Years ago I was in Europe and a lot of the older buildings had many of their windows boarded up.

The tour guide told us it was because, once upon a time, there was a tax on the number of windows a building had, so the owners boarded the windows to lower their tax bills.

I don't think that's the reason theses lower windows are boarded, but it's an interesting idea.

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Birds on Wires

I made this image a couple of weeks ago with my cell phone, so it isn't great quality.  

I just thought it looked interesting with the birds on the wires against a blue sky.

Too bad I didn't have my SLR with me to get a better image.

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Downtown Grain Silos 3

In a downtown area of Abilene, along the railroad tracks there are several different grain silos.  I honestly don't know why I love to photograph them as much as I do, but here ya go.    

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Looking up from the basement

It was such a beautiful day today.  I sat in the house long enough then I had to get out and enjoy the mild temperatures.  I despaired of getting any new images, but I surprised myself and I managed to get quite a few, although none of them are world class or startling good.  They're just images to fill in all the days I've fallen behind in my photo-a-day project.

My heart is grateful that: 

the weather was so beautiful today

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Looking Up at Colorful Umbrellas

In the town of Safety Harbor, FL, there's an artsy neighborhood.  My friend and I were walking around and came upon this area containing displays and this colorful montage of umbrellas hanging from the ceiling.  

An irresistible photo op.

My heart is grateful for:

the fun luncheon I shared with 10 other people from church today

 

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Rotunda at the Texas State Capitol Building in Austin, Texas