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Chili's Restaurant

It's been a long time since I've eaten in a Chili's.  I can't remember the last time I was in one.

They serve HUGE portions, so the meal I got would probably feed me for three meals.  

It was really good and it was fun getting to know some of the folks a little.

This Chili's is on the north side of town so after eating it was good to drive around and look for some photo opportunities.  

It's just plain HOT, HOT, HOT here and we're all waiting for the temps to go down, and we NEED  some rain.  

 

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Painted Building

The other end of the building was painted with another nautical theme and I loved the colors so I grabbed a shot of it.  I guess the doors lead to a storage unit for the restaurant that used to be there.

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The Old Cabinet

We have this thing going on at our church.  Anyone who wants to can get on a list to have breakfast/lunch/dinner with 7-8 other people. (every 4 months it changes people so you can meet others) It's a great way to get to know others in the church and to make new friends, or just get out and have a diversion in your life.

Today was the day for our group to meet so we decided to go to Chili's on the north side of town for lunch.  

After we ate I drove around a little to see if there were any photos I could find since I don't usually go to that side of town very much.  There was an old building, painted on the outside with a nautical theme, that I thought was interesting and then I saw this empty cabinet.  

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Novice Community Center

Another abandoned building.  Novice is a very small town with tiny population, so maybe there's a community center someplace else that people can go to.

This one is definitely unused.  

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The Old High School

What a beautiful building.  It was late on a Sat afternoon when I photographed this structure and there were no people walking around.  There are curtains in the windows though, so maybe during the week it's being used for something.  

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Abandoned Gas station in Coleman

This abandoned structure is on a corner down a side street in Coleman, TX.  

Doors are locked and one door is covered over with shutters so you can't even see what's inside.

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Another Abandoned Building

Was this a gas station, a community center, a home?  No way to tell.  There seems to be a dog house in the yard to the right of the structure, but that still doesn't indicate what the building was. It also looks like there was a large window next to the door that was covered over at one time.  

It's obviously been abandoned for a long time.

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Decorative Vase

While walking around some of the side streets in Abilene this morning, I came across a house that had two vases, one on either side of the front door.  

I liked the way they looked but decided to photograph only one vase instead of both of them with the front door in the middle.

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Church Steeple

I was out looking for an "old" church to photograph for the photo club assignment and I came across this beautiful white steeple in a small town.  There are many like this but this one was right on my path so I took some photos of it.  It doesn't really fit the assignment, but I needed a photo for the blog, so here ya go.

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Painted Building

One of the alleyways in downtown Abilene is painted in these beautiful colors and designs.  It's a pleasure to see them instead of just the plain bricks of the building.

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Yellow pylons

I was walking through one of the downtown parking lots the other day and saw this pylons.  I've seen them before, but never took a photo of them, so I did this time.  They make a barrier in front of the public bathrooms that are in the parking lot.

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White Chalk on Black Door

While walking around downtown this morning I noticed this black door with a white chalk design and thought it was interesting.  The building is yellow brick.

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Downtown Apartment

While walking around downtown today I passed this building that's been made into apartments with balconies.  I loved the way the chairs are sitting there with the red door.

I decided to grab a shot of it.  

Someday I'd love to get into one of the apartments to see how they're laid out.

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Random Book

While walking around downtown today I saw this book just sitting in this spot.  The building isn't a library, so I think someone just wanted to get rid of the book and didn't know what else to do with it.

I thought about taking it, but I have a lot of other books to read.

I'll have to check this one out to see if it might be a good one for my bookgroup.

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ATT Building

There's a building in downtown Abilene that has this ATT sign on it.  I've never been in the building so I don't really know if it's an actual ATT building but I finally decided to make an image of it today.

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Clock Tower on Campus

This clock tower is located on one of the college campuses in Abilene, Texas.  The sky is blue, and the bricks are a variation ion red and tan.  This tower is one of the main sights to see on the campus.

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Ravens on the Wall

This building, in Fairbanks, Alaska, is decorated with ravens resting n pipes along the outside wall of the structure.  It was winter so there are snow clumps on the pipes.

Many of the structures in Fairbanks are decorated.

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Old Homestead

This old, abandoned home is on the outskirts of Colorado City, Texas  There are two TV dishes in the yard.  The structure is pretty much destroyed.

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Abandoned Building in Colorado City

This building is abandoned, but it has a 7-up logo painted on the side with the name of the town

prominently displayed.

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Old Train Station

This is the front of the old train station in Cisco, TX.  It's been abandoned for as long as I've been here and for many years before that probably.  

It's a long building that has overhead doors to load large items into the train.

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Pool Decking and Chairs

This is the back side of the hotel and coffee shop in Eastland, Texas, leading to the pool, which is on the left of the image, out of sight.  

 

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Hotel/Motel Pool

In the back of the hotel in Eastland, Texas, there's a pool with some lounge chairs and some decking for the customers renting the rooms.  To the right of the pool is a deck area with some tables and easy chairs.

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Snake Plant

Inside the coffee shop in Eastland, Texas, there are plants and other pieces of decor for the enjoyment of the customers.  I just love the was this plant looks against the red brick wall inside the shop.

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Photos on Bathroom wall

The coffee shop in Eastland has some really awesome wall decor.  These photos are clustered on one of the walls in the ladies bathroom.  

I love the different frames and it's always fun to look at retro photos.

 

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Coffee Shop Lounge

Took a drive to Eastland, TX where there's an adorable coffee shop that we've been to before.  

To the left of the image, out of sight, are a couple of tables which is where we were sitting enjoying the coffee drinks we ordered.  

Out the back door there's a pool and some sitting areas and above the coffee shop is a motel/hotel for guests.  The structure is down a side street and is a very pleasant area of the town.

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Motorcycles

Across the small road from the abandoned high school in Olden, Texas, there were these 5 motorcycles parked along the road.  They were in various stages of repair.  Maybe they were there for sale.

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Abandoned Olden School

In the town of Olden, Texas, there's an abandoned school building that used to be the senior high school.  Some of the window panes are missing and the doors are locked so no one can enter, sadly.

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Abandoned Olden School

This abandoned school building was the high school in Olden, Texas.  Many of the windows are missing, not because they've been broken, but because the glue holding the glass in has deteriorated and the panes have fallen out.  

There was no way to enter the building which was disappointing.

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Stuffed Moose

My friend and I traveled to a very small town called Olden.  There was an abandoned school building there and in one of the lower level windows this little stuffed moose was staring out at us.