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Retro Gas Station

An abandoned gas station is a small town in Texas. 

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Bangs, TX graffiti

I was in Bangs, TX today and came across this graffiti on the wall outside a feed store.

I thought it was so beautiful I had to get an image of it.  

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Looking up at the Steeple

This beautiful steeple belongs to a Methodist church in a small Texas Town.  I've taken photos of this church before, but never from this perspective.  It was a beautiful day and I was pretty excited about this new angle.

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Palace Theater

Abandoned Palace Theater in small town Texas.  The marquee is still there, but the theater remains empty although ticket booth is still in front of the theater on the street as a reminder that once upon a time, it was an active venue.

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Abandoned Bank?

This structure looks like it must have been a bank years ago.  

Merkel is a contradiction.  

The 2020 census has the population listed as 2,471. The town is part of the metropolitan Abilene area and it's approximately 19 miles from Abilene. 

There are a lot of vacant/empty buildings but as I walked around the town this afternoon I saw some revitalized buildings that seem to be part of upgrading the small town.  

 

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Another abandoned gas station

This structure is located in the town of Merkel, Texas.  It's been vacant for years.  I guess it's hard to keep a small station going when there are larger chain stations/convenience stores popping up everywhere.  

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Another Abandoned Building

I'm behind and just so I don't fall too far behind, this image is from my files from about 4 days ago when I took a little road trip to Sweetwater, TX. According to the red sign, it might have been a carpet store once upon a time.  It looks pretty abandoned right now, although there are two air-conditioners in the upstairs windows.

So what did I do today?  Hmmm, this morning I played racketball with my friend and then had a doctor's appointment.  Home for a couple of hours then off to my monthly book group meeting.

We discussed the book "The Midnight Library"  I totally forgot to take a pic of the book so I could use it as a post.  sigh   There were mixed reactions to the book but it's worth reading.

My heart is grateful today for:

my racketball buddy and our weekly court date

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Grain Elevator

Traveling with a friend today to a town I never heard of before.  Along the way we spied this beautiful grain/feed business and we just had to stop and make some images.

My heart is grateful today for:

the digital photo frame I was gifted at Christmas

18/365   Small Texas town farm store 

I made this image a while ago but I like it.  Since I have nothing new, I decided to post this one.  Small town Texas grain store.

9/365                The Mermaid

So...it's been such a long while since I've posted.  Unbelievably,  I've almost forgotten about my blog.  The days when I posted everyday or even once a week are long gone.  I've been concentrating on Flickr and Fine Art America right now.  Also, I still struggle with what to take photos of.  

Years ago when my friends and I challenged each other to post every day, I forced myself to photograph any ordinary things within my vision. I should probably just do that again instead of waiting for inspiration, which seldom provokes me to photograph these days.  There are about 34 days until the end of the year~~maybe that's what I'll do.  Take a photo of anything, post it and add a little text about why I thought that item was worthy.

But here's today's image.  I took a trip to San Angelo, Texas a few weeks ago.  They have a River Walk and this mermaid statue is one of the destinations along the way.  She intrigues me every time I see her.