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Baseball Discussion

Some pitching discussion at a high school baseball game.

199/365

A Conspiracy

Saw this sign at the zoo.  

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Three lawn Chairs

I was getting ready to take the group photo for our reunion this past weekend, so I set up these chairs for a few of the people to sit in.  They're kind of cool.

Not a world class photo, but the moms of the little kids don't want photos of their kids on social media, so I thought these chairs might be an option for a photo for today.

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Three Angels

There's a church in town that puts up some classy decorations at Christmas time.  I've never seen these angels before,  but that could be because I never walked around the church in daylight.

Anyway, I think they're pretty and I'm glad I got to see them before they are taken down.

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Three Boys on a Log sculpture

This sculpture is located on the campus of Abilene Christian University.  

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Sunflowers

A few years ago one of my photo groups held a workshop led by a woman who is a seriously good photographer and we had the opportunity to photograph random still-life scenes with flowers and other items. 

One day I impulsively purchased these three sunflower canvases.  Maybe someday

I'll give them to someone as a gift.

Until then, I'm really enjoying them.

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We're Not In the Adirondacks Anymore

At the end of a walking path in one of the many parks in Knoxville, these red chairs were waiting visitors.  They aren't Adirondack chairs and I didn't sit in them so I don't know how comfortable they are.  I'm spoiled~~Adirondack chairs are soooo comfortable.

my heart is grateful for:

nature spaces in the town

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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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Three Pumpkins

I went to the local zoo today.  They do a wonderful job decorating for the Fall holidays.  They always create a hay maze, and the entrance has an archway of these adorable artificial pumpkins.  

My heart is grateful for:

joyful decorations

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Three remaining chimneys and a canon.

Remains seen on the grounds of Ft. Phantom Hill in central Texas.  This was one of the largest and most important forts in the early 1850s.  The chimneys are just three of a series of remaining chimneys along the row that made up the Officer's quarters.  Several of the structures had cellars which were very unusual for a Texas fort

May heart is grateful for:

all the rain that has made everything so beautifully green this year

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Three Kiddos

These three fit "birth order" so well.

My heart is grateful for:

Time spent with the grands

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Kids playing on the Beach

Dunedin, FL.  No other words needed.

My heart is grateful for:

Sunshine

85/365

Bike Race

This is the 2nd Annual Bike Race. There are three distances and the bikers can choose which distance they want to compete in.  The longest distance is 110 miles.  Yikes, that's almost 5 hours of bike riding.  The race is a fund-raiser for several of the local volunteer fire departments.

I got direction to this location for the longest race.  There were only 3-4 riders together but most of them were alone as they passed this spot.  

It was nice having something new to photograph for a change.

I'm grateful for:

the trip with 2 friends to Santa Fe for a few days

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Revisiting the yellow roses    Past.  Their.   Prime.

I finally had some time today to concentrate on photographing these dying roses.  

I don't really have a good place to set up for still life, so everything is a Major Effort and by the time I get around to actually making the images, I'm pretty exhausted.  Maybe I should set up, take a break and then do the photography.  Hmmm, I'll have to try that next time. 

One of these days I'll have to bite-the-bullet, pay for some blooming/vibrant flowers and spend some time with them.

I'm grateful today:

that yesterday I was able to pay off a car repair bill ahead of time

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Trio of Mops

I was headed to a meeting and I decided to wander around town for a few minutes before the meeting started.  

These mops were hanging on the chain link fence drying in the late afternoon sun.

Today my heart is grateful for:

the beauty of God's creation

 20/365   Trio of wine goblets in black and white

Seen in the kitchen space of an AirBnB.  Not only for use if desired, but also for decor.  

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Trees at the Lake

Back in the day when film was transitioning to digital I was very resistant to the new "digital" stuff.  I loved negatives, actual prints and even the smell of developer and I didn't want to give that up.

I finally made the leap and during the following years began to appreciate the digital experience.

Today's field trip to a local state park reinforced that appreciation.  It's winter, so the trees are bare, bushes have no green leaves and everything looks dead. I went to the park mainly to get out of the house hoping  there would be something to photograph. 

Well...hummm, nope.  Not much to see & not much to photograph, but I was happy for  the time outdoors in the beautiful weather (even though cloudy) and the exercise.  I took 35 images.  I'll be trashing 33 of them.  And that's why I'm glad I have a digital camera now.  I can shoot with abandon even though I still  use discretion.  I don't have to worry about wasting film and paying for prints that will just go in the trash.

This is just about the best of the lot and I'm not super-impressed.

It was still a good day out.

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 Family Portrait Session

Yesterday I had the chance to do a portrait session with this fun family.

After making some images with their pets, we did a few with just the humans in the family. 

I'm so glad I decided to do this session in the studio~~it was a great way to contain the pets and the kiddos.