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Pretty House

While I was waiting for my grandkid's testing for their martial arts classes, I walked around the neighborhood for a few minutes.  The houses in that area are really pretty, so I grabbed a few images of several different homes.  This is quite a large structure, but I really like the front door with the window on the side.

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Charles Bronson

Another portrait on the wall of the theater.

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Luci

Another portrait of a famous person, framed and on the hallway wall of a theater.

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Desi Arnez

I met some folks at the movie house last night.  On the way out of the theater after the movie was over

 there was a hallway with these portraits of famous people along the walls.  I only had my cell phone with me, but I decided to take some photos.  

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Four of the Six White Horses

While the girls were lining up their horses, I managed to get a shot of 4 of them.  I love the expressions on the girl's faces.  They look like they're having a great time.

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Mutton Busting

This image isn't as sharp as it could be.  It always takes me a little while to get the right settings on my camera, but I managed to get this little guy on the sheep before he fell off.

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Barrel Racing

Because the rodeo takes place inside the area, the lighting is pretty difficult.  I had my setting way up high, but managed to get a good shot of this rider going around the barrel.

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Laser Show

Before the rodeo began at the West Texas Fair and Rodeo they had a new concept.  

A laser show.  

It was really beautiful.

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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.