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Downtown Street

As I pulled into the parking spot, I noticed the Texas flag and the sandwich sign belonging to the store on the corner  The light was so pretty I decided to make an image.

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Overhead Door with Sign

This green overhead door has a faded No Parking Sign on it.  There are three doors along the side of the building, but only this one sign that's totally faded.

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Red Brick Building

One of the buildings in downtown Abilene, Texas.

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Water Pipes

These pipes look fairly new and they're located on the side of one of the downtown buildings in Abilene.

 

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Vines on a Wall

In downtown Abilene there's a wall that's part of the raised train station that goes through the town.  Along some of the wall there are vines growing that look really great in summer when all the leaves are out. This particular wall faces one of the two down town parks, giving it a country look in the middle of the town.

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Royal Typewriter

I learned to type on a real typewriter.  From the first day I took typing class in high school I loved the process.  My parents bought me a typewriter and in college I earned money by typing other student's papers.

I found this Royal machine in an antique store in downtown Abilene and the price was so cheap,  it was even in a carrying case.  I couldn't pass it up.

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Indoor Plant

I love this Pothos plant.  It grows under crazy conditions.  There's almost nothing you can do to destroy it, except maybe not giving it any water.  I have some of them growing in dirt, but I love the way this looks growing in a water vase.

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Antique Mall Sign

I pass this antique mall every time I visit my daughter.  I've been inside it once. 

I love to look at antiques, but I'm in the process of getting rid of things, not collecting them, so I don't go inside anymore.

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Red Chair in Alley

A red chair sits alone in an alleyway.

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Branson, MO

Several months ago some of the people from church headed to Branson, MO to see the play

"David".  We stayed for two nights at a bnb, and this was the view from the deck. 

A little different than the view from anywhere in TX that I've seen.

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A Fairbanks Winter

Fairbanks after a heavy snow.

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Happy Face around Dial

In the abandoned Power Plant, this destroyed dial had a happy face painted around it..  

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Decisions, Decisions

One of the coffee shops in town has this bulletin board just inside the front door.  It always has so many flyers for activities.  So many decisions.

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Be the Change

Graffiti on a wall in the abandoned Power Station on the outskirts of Abilene, Texas, with happy faces on the door next to it.

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Broken Warehouse Dials

Broken dials seen at an abandoned power plant.

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Album Covers on Wall

The downtown coffee shop has remodeled and they put these retro album covers on one of the separating walls.  

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Power Plant exterior

This is one side of the exterior of the Power Plant.  

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Old Workplace Kitchen

One of the rooms off the workflow contained these kitchen appliances.  I guess the workers in the place needed to prepare food and eat at some time during their workday.

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Abandoned Power Plant 1

On the edge of Abilene, TX there's an abandoned power plant.  One of the members of our photo club got permission for us to get inside and photograph to our heart's content this morning.  

It was an awesome experience and it was so nice to have something different to photograph for a change. 

It was raining this morning when we got there and kind of cold, but after a  little while it stopped raining and got a little warmer.  There were probably about 15 of us wandering around the facility.

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Bare Tree in Field

On a winter day.  A bare tree in a field of dead grasses.

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Encyclopedia Books

A pile of encyclopedia books seen in an antique store in a small town in Texas.

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Abandoned Old Piano

An abandoned piano seen in the entryway of an abandoned church in the county-side of a small Texas town.

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Curio shelves in an Antique Store

Curio shelves in an antique store in a small town in Texas.

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Abandoned Church

Abandoned church along a country road in rural Texas.

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Giant Jenga

There's an ex-business in downtown Abilene that has an outdoor courtyard that is filled now with free games.  This giant Jenga is on one of the tables and I thought it was pretty interesting so I grabbed a photo of it.

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Ex-bank Graffiti

This structure must have been a bank at one time.  Now it's something else, but one side of the wall is fully painted in bright colors and it faces a parking lot so it can been seen by all who park there.

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Street Address

Walking around town this afternoon, I saw this building with this address.  I've never seen an address like this before and I thought it was interesting.

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Cups for Sale

I saw these cups in a supermarket area today and thought they were so, so, so pretty.  I might have bought some, but I have some mugs already, I never have company and I'm in the process of clearing my house out of anything I don't use regularly.  So, after showing them to my friends, I quickly put them back on the shelf.

 

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Cup Decor Behind the Counter

These decorated cups are on display behind the counter at my fave coffee shop in downtown Abilene, Texas.  Were they decorated by customers or workers?  One of these days I'll ask.

 

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Coffee Shop Decor

My fave coffee shop has remodeled a little and they placed this plant in the corner with the frame in front of it.  What a cute idea.

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Buildings on an old Horse Farm

These are some horse buildings on a horse farm that is no longer in business in upstate NY.

The farm is being maintained as a historic site so the buildings are in good condition.

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West Texas Rodeo

People waiting for the rodeo to begin in Abilene, Texas.  I love taking photos of people when they aren't aware of what I'm doing. 

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Friends and Family

Several years ago I was at a going away party for a couple who was moving away and we organized this fun photo of the folks who were there to say goodbye. 

I changed it to bw because I think it looks better than the color version. 

This is one of my favorite photos.

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Car Dealership

This vacant/abandoned car dealership is located on a corner in Colorado City, Texas.  It looks exactly like it did 7 years ago when I first saw it.  

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Another Abandoned Home

I was driving down a road I've never been on before and came across this abandoned home.  There are so many of them in this area.  The roof is completely caved in but I couldn't get any closer because of the fence around the property.  

I wonder who pays the taxes, or if there are any taxes that have to be paid.

This looks like it might have been a nice home once upon a time. 

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Abandoned Church or Hotel

This abandoned blue building is located at the end of a road in Gordon, TX. The town is basically an intersection but there are a lot of homes in the area. Some of the homes are old and abandoned and some are newer and up-to-date.  The population in 2020 was 451.

There was no written documentation about what this structure might have been once upon a time, but the marquee in the front gives it the feeling it might have been a church or a meeting place of some sort.  It also reminds me of a small apartment building.

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Abandoned Tool Shed

I drove through one of the alleyways in downtown Abilene today and saw this abandoned tool shed in the back yard of a house which was not in very good shape itself.

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Alley Fire Escape

In the alley behind one of the businesses in Abilene, there's a black fire escape that covers the entire side of the building.  It's kept in perfect condition. 

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Number 203

I got my hair trimmed today in a town about 20 minutes from my house.  Just beyond that town, about 10 minutes farther, is Baird, where there's an amazing pizza place so I drove there

to order a pizza I could have for lunch and then leftovers.

While I was waiting for the food to cook, I walked around the tiny town with my camera and came across these numbers on this building and decided to grab a shot of them.  I've seen them before, just never took a pic of them. 

The weather was nice, about 52 F with a slight breeze.  I wish the weather would stay like this a lot longer but I don't imagine that happening.

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Cypress Street Restaurant

I was downtown the other day and came upon this restaurant from a different direction.  I really liked the way the sign looked against the building with the blue sky in the upper corner.

I don't think I've ever eaten in this establishment, but maybe one day I will.  It seems to do a good business.

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Silver Fire Hydrants

The weather was beautiful today, right around 81. 

I walked around town a little and saw these fire hydrants.  I've seen them before, but the light was so beautiful today I couldn't resist making an image of them.

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7 Up Wall Art

Colorado City, Texas wall art on the outside wall of an abandoned business.

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Abandoned Apt Building

I took a ride to Colorado City today and, among other things, photographed this building.  I remember being there about 5.5 years ago and photographing the same building then, but a different perspective.  The windows were not boarded up back then and I seem to remember a sign on the building saying that it would be refurbished.

Well all these years later and there's no refurbishing happening.  Just the empty building. 

The weather today was spectacular~~temp was about 80 and there was a slight breeze.  Wish it could be like this all the time. 

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Blue/Tan/Red

Abandoned buildings seen in an alleyway.

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Two Birds

Seen at the entrance to the Abilene Zoo.

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Shakers

Seen in a pizza joint.

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Old Homestead

Another abandoned home.  This must have been a beautiful 

home in its day.

Look at the chimney~~still in good shape, at least from the outside.

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Someone's Forever Home

This must have been a beautiful home at one time.

Wonder why these houses go to wrack and ruin?

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Flowers on Car Door

After Sunday night Study at church a bunch of us go out for dinner at one of two different places.  Tonight we went to Heff's and right outside the door was this car with these beautiful flowers painted on each side.

I've always wanted to have something pretty painted on my car, but it's never happened, so it was great seeing these flowers on this car..

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Abandoned with Corner Windows

This is another abandoned structure that still has these beautiful corner windows.  No clue as to what it was when it was a business.