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Abilene Ballet Building

The downtown ballet building has great street art on the outside.  The rest of the structure is just an ordinary rectangular building, but this art is appealing.

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Water District Building

It was late in the afternoon when I got this image, so the tree is partially sun-lit and partially in shadow. 

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House Number

The weather was really beautiful again today so by mid-afternoon I forced myself out to town again and challenged myself to find something to photograph.

It was a challenge for sure!!

I found a structure with this house number on the door and a peep-hole under it.  

Not too exciting but I was desperate.

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Weatherford, Texas City Hall

Many small towns in Texas have a central building smack in the middle of Main Street that is their City Hall.

This is the one in Weatherford.  It's an incredibly beautiful structure.

We were there late in the afternoon. There was a lot of traffic so it wasn't possible to stand in the middle of the street and get the image I wanted.

I like this image and contrary to many other tower clocks I've seen, this one had the correct time.

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Dining Hall Decorations

There's a dining hall in the Children's Home.  Usually the food is taken to the children in their living areas, but they go to the dining hall for one meal a day.  The area was still being decorated as we had our "early" tour, but it was already so inviting. 

This scene was on one of the fireplace mantles, 

By the time we were done seeing and hearing about the home and the effect it had/has on the children who spend years there, I was almost in tears.  

Thank God for those people and the hearts they have for those kids.

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Christmas Tree

As we toured the Pythian Home for Children, we encountered many decorated trees within the home that were already set up for the holiday season.  This was one that had the most light around it so I was happy to make an image of it.  

There were decorated trees everywhere in the structure, and each one had a different theme.

They are beautiful.

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Porch on Building

Yesterday I had the chance to take a field trip to Weatherford, Texas with a friend.

It was so exciting to get out of the house.  About 10 days ago I somehow pulled a muscle in my foot and it's very, very painful and very difficult to walk.  But yesterday I just persevered through the pain as we went to another town to get some new images.

This building is part of the campus of the Pythian Home for Children in Weatherford.  As we entered the property we met one of the workers who wound up giving us a personal tour of the building.  He's and another employee are in the process of decorating the home for Christmas.

There are currently 15 children in residence right now.  

This Children's Home was part of the movie

"12 Mighty Orphans".

I've never heard of it, but I did some research and it is a movie based on a book. Now I want to read the book AND see the movie.

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Looking Up

Another very large nutcracker at the zoo against a beautiful blue sky.

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Nutcracker with Tree

The zoo is already partially decorated for the Christmas season.  Kind of early as far as I'm concerned, but I guess it takes a while to get completely decked out for the season.

There are many nutcrackers scattered throughout the zoo and it's pretty difficult to pass by any of them without grabbing an image or two of them.

I think this one is really cute as he's holding a staff with a small Christmas tree on it.

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Pink Flamingos

The weather was incredibly beautiful again today and I wanted to spend some time outdoors without having to travel 2 hours to make some images.  I decided to go to the local zoo even though I've been there sooooo many times.  

Right at the beginning of the walking trail there's this enclosure with  these gorgeous pink flamingos.  I usually find it really difficult to get a good image of them, but I kind of like this one.

It was a beautiful day to be outside.

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Apartment Building

This building in downtown Abilene was once a motel, but it's now an apartment building. There's a beautiful lobby and the lower level has public shops.  

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DoubleTree Icon

This is one of the newest buildings in downtown Abilene.  It has the typical rooms that a motel has.  It's within walking distance of many restaurants and coffee shops.

I've never been inside but I looked at the photos on the website and it seems pretty beautiful.  

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Whirly Sculpture

It was so beautiful outside today that I forced myself out for a walk in town again.

It's getting pretty tedious since there doesn't seem to be anything different in town, but I walked past this whirly sculpture and decided to try another shot of it from a different angle.

When the wind blows just right, the discs at the top spin around, but there wasn't much wind today.

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The Mill Restaurant

One of the buildings on the edge of downtown is an old mill structure that's been transformed into a popular destination restaurant.  It's a real interesting structure and it's always tempting to try to get a different image of it.  

I've never eaten there but I know people who have and they say the food is really good.

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Old Overhead Door

During my walk downtown today I saw this door, which is part of an abandoned building.  It looks like it used to have a loading dock.  I don't know what this building once was or what it's being used for now.

I just like the way it looks.

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Renovated Structure

It was a beautiful afternoon.  I took another walk around downtown Abilene.  This structure has been under renovation for a long, long time.  I think it might have been a school once upon a time, but I honestly don't know for sure.  

It's a beautiful building but I don't know what it's being renovated into.

My heart is grateful for:

the good results of the election and the beautiful day it was today

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Retro Tombstone

I pulled into a cemetery looking for something interesting to photograph and I came across this retro tombstone propped against a gnarly tree trunk.

The letters are very hard to read but it looks like the last date is 1896.

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Ice Cream Shop

I met my daughter, sil and grandkids met at this cute ice cream shop in their little town this afternoon.  I got there before they did and was sitting with my camera looking for photo ops when I noticed this cute little scene right outside the shop.  

I love the pink and aqua colors together.

My heart is grateful:

for the cooler fall weather