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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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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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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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"SALE" sign.

I saw this SALE sign in front of a store in Albany the other day.  I thought it was so cute~~handmade and all.  I love that the letters are f different designs.  I didn't go in.  I don't need one more thing for my house for me at this point in time.

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Lining up for Portrait

Before the events began, each team had their photo taken.  

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Military Silhouettes

These military silhouettes are on the window of the military museum in downtown Abilene, TX.

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Building in Colorado City

Today was a lovely weather day.  About 70 degrees with a slight wind. 

 By the middle of the afternoon I decided I needed to get out of the house and get some fresh air, so I drove to Colorado City.  I've been there before and taken photos there as well, but I never got this perspective of this abandoned building that might have been a hotel,

About 7.5 years ago I took some images of this structure.  At that time there were signs indicating that the building would be remodeled and refurbished.  So far that hasn't happened.

It's sad to see this structure continue to go to wrack n ruin.  

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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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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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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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Building in Small Town in Texas

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Dublin Sodas

I took a ride today  because the weather was beautiful and tomorrow is supposed to be much colder.  I went to Dublin, which is about 1.5 hours from here.  The population is a little less than 4,000, some of the streets were closed off for construction and many of the store fronts were abandoned.

But what's there and functioning is cute.  This picture advertising Dublin sodas was on one of the bill boards and I took a close-up of it.

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Rocky zoo enclosure

The Cisco Zoo in Cisco, Texas is open to the public.  Some of the animal enclosures are still visible and it's easy to see how the animals were on display.  The Zoo was opened in 1920 and closed around 1930 when two animals were mysteriously poisoned.  

Now there is a walking trail that's about 1.25 miles through the old zoo area and it's a great place to go to spend some time outdoors, especially if there are children with lots of energy and curiosity.

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Retro Gas Station in Albany, TX

This retro gas station is in Albany, Texas.  It looks like it's being used as an office of some sort based on the paperwork and writing implements on the desk inside the structure.

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Beautiful Church

It was a gorgeous day today so I went for another walk through town.  I forced myself to use a wide-angle lens, even though I wanted to use my usual lens.  I couldn't have gotten this image with the lens I always use, so this was a treat.

This is a stunning church in downtown Abilene, Texas.  The air was clear, the sky was blue and there were no people walking around, so I could get this image easily. 

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House for Sale 

I had the opportunity to photograph another house that's going on the sale market pretty soon.  It was late in the day and the light was beautiful.  The house is cute.  It's just two bedrooms, a kitchen and a living room.  It needs some work but it would be a great starter house for a new couple or an ending home for an older couple.

The neighborhood in the small town is a little iffy, but with a little work the curb appeal could be improved.

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Abandoned Bldg in Ranger

I don't know what this building was once upon a time, but now it's just a shell, no walls or floor plan 

inside, just some supporting poles holding up the beams that supported the upper floors.

There are planters along the outside of the lower level, as though someone is trying too make the building/sidewalk look nice.

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Clock Tower

This beautiful clock tower is located on the campus of Hardin Simmons University in Abilene, Texas.

It has an arch under it that allows students to walk the path from the sidewalk onto the campus between two buildings.  The tower is red brick with a golden dome.