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Announcements

There's an art center in downtown Abilene and on one of the outside walls there are these announcements about coming events.  The photo club I attend once a month meets at this venue, and it's right across from my fav coffee shop, so I see the banners regularly.  

The art center has rotating displays of artist's work inside throughout the year and it's always fun to see what's on display when I attend my meetings.  

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Flavors

While waiting for my fav coffee drink at the coffee shop, I decided to grab a pic of these flavors lined up against the far wall. 

They all sound good, but I get the exact same drink every time I'm in the store...

a large blended Tuxedo with whipped cream.

Maybe someday I'll try something different, but for now, that's what I get.

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Hobby Lobby

A while back JoAnn Fabric closed.  So sad.  So I've been buying my fabric at Hobby Lobby.  They have a great selection and I wait until they have their fabric sale in order to get the fabric when it doesn't cost so much.  

Today I decided I need a Jelly Roll to complete a quilt I started.  

They don't sell Jelly Rolls!!!

I went to Michael's.  

They don't sell Jelly Rolls!!!!

Now I'll have to order one online or else go to a fabric store and pay an outrageous amount of money for one, which I won't do.

So disappointing.

I think you have to be rich in order to sew anything these days.

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Abandoned House on Corner

This abandoned house is on a corner in a run down neighborhood in Abilene, TX.  

The windows on one side are boarded up and there's a chain link fence surrounding the yard.  The other half of the building has an ac unit in the window, but the house is in disrepair and doesn't look like anyone is living in it.

The sky to the left looks like there's copy space.

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Abandoned Warehouse

This corner of the building is just a piece of a long/large warehouse on the south side of Abilene, TX where there are other warehouses and other abandoned buildings. There's copy space on the white bricks and on the steps, while green vines grow cup the supports of the structure.

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Ballet School

There's a ballet school in downtown Abilene, TX.  I've taken pics of each of the sides, but never of both of them at once.  I really like this image.  

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Upward Staircadse

This staircase is in an alleyway going up to the 2nd floor.  The building seems abandoned, and there's one broken pane of glass in the window.  This image was made on a cloudy July day and the temps were pretty moderate.

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Winnie the Pooh

This is a painting on an unused store front in Abilene, TX.  It's just a small piece of a larger mural that adorns the glass plate window.  

Winnie the Pooh makes me smile all the time.

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Justice Center

The front of the Sheriff's Dept in San Angelo.  The name and the entrance to the jail.

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One End of the Building

The Sheriff's dept in San Angelo, TX.  

Three doorways and three tress on a beautiful, but hot, July day.

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More Artwork

On one of the supports for the overhead roadway in San Angelo, there's a series of artwork.  

This is just two of them.  

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Artwork Under the Bridge

In San Angelo, this artwork can be seen under one of the bridge overpasses.  Several of the support systems for the overpasses have artwork on them or in the ground near them.  

Sidewalks meander under the overpass so it's easy to see and appreciate the artwork that's there.

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River Walk in San Angelo

This unique bridge crosses the water in the park in San Angelo.  To the right, in the water, is a statue of a mermaid.  The park has many trees for shade, lots of grass and seems to be a great place for people to spend the day when the weather is good.

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A CPA office    

This CPA office is located in San Angelo on one of the main streets.  This part of town was pretty well deserted on a late Sat. afternoon.  There was no foot traffic and very few cars were driving by.

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Abandoned and Locked Building

In downtown Abilene, there's a building that used to house a really good bakery.  The bakery closed, I don't know why, and now the building is covered over with plywood and the door is locked.

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Coca Cola Painting

There's a great pizza place in Baird.  While there, waiting for my order to be ready, I noticed this painting of a Coca Cola bottle in front of the American flag.

I prefer Pepsi, but this painting is beautiful so I grabbed an shot of it for this blog.

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Storage Units

This section of storage units is surrounded by a black fence.  

I don't know how many units are rented but once in a while there are some people holding "unit sales" from one or another of the units.

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Directional Arrow

This fading painted arrow is pointing in the direction the traffic should travel in this spot.

The red paint on the curb is faded. It's been raining pretty much this summer so the grass is fairly green compared to other years.

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Circular Steps

This beautiful set of steps leads to a red door of a Real Estate Office not too far from my house.  It's a beautiful old building.  The steps are unique for the area.

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Mosaic Wall 

This beautiful mosaic wall is part of the decor in a park on the edge of Amsterdam, NY.

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In the Adirondacks

This beautiful scene is in the Adirondacks of New York State.