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Beautiful Home at Lakeside      

This beautiful home is sitting on the shore of the Great Sacandaga Lake on a lovely early summer day. 

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Orange VW on blocks

I was walking down an alleyway today and I passed this backyard with this orange VW on blocks.  The yard itself was immaculate, and even the car on blocks was totally clean.

Wonder when they'll get around to refurbishing the car?

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Dragonfly

I bought this dragonfly for my car quite a few years ago.  

I've never even considered changing it out for another piece of decor.

I just love this one.

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Downtown Alley

Seen in downtown Abilene, Texas.  While waiting for a friend to meet me at a coffee shop I wandered around for a few minutes with my camera.  I'm always surprised at how clean the alleys are.

The weather has been much more tolerable the past couple of days.

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Volkswagen

This car has been on top of this building all the years I've been in Abilene.  I'm not sure what the point of it is, unless it's to indicate there's a garage available.  It's cute, but it's difficult to get a good photo of it because there's a tall sign and a tree in front of it.

My heart is grateful that: 

I finally got my laptop back from the "hospital" and the repair didn't cost much!

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Green Car and Headlights

Another car seen at the annual car walk in downtown Abilene, TX.

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Car detail and Reflection

A car detail with the reflection of a building seen at the local car show.

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Car Detail

Seen on a car at the yearly car walk in Abilene, Texas.

My heart is happy that:

I'll be seeing the grandkids tomorrow to help celebrate their birthdays.

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Ford

While waiting for the train to move off the railroad crossing, this is one of the photos I took out of sheer desperation.

I was grateful that:

the kiddos were as patient as they were and no one had a meltdown while we waited

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Envy Nightclub sign and black car.

I just thought this made a cute image.  The black sign "Envy" and the black car parked almost perfectly beneath it.

My heart is grateful for the photo job I had today

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I thought I was done with snow.  Visiting in Knoxville, we had to shovel the car out of 8.5 inches of snow since I'm heading to the airport this afternoon.  

My friend said snow hasn't been this deep in forever~~well sure, that's the way I roll.

My heart is grateful for:

enduring friendship

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Retro Car behind Chain Link

This is an older photo from my files that I reworked.  

I'm grateful that:

I finally got the umph to mow the lawn for, hopefully, the last time until next spring

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Cobra Jet

An insignia seen on an antique car at a car show in small town Texas. The red color was a beautiful cherry red and the car was fantastic.

I'm grateful that:

God is not surprised by the predicaments in my life

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V8 Symbol

Seen on the side of an antique car at a car show in a small town in Texas.

I'm grateful that:

the price of gas has gone down a little lately

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Once Upon a Time...

Once upon a time this was someone's brand new car, possibly their dream car, most likely the car that transported them and their family around town and to favorite vacations spots.

Now it just sits, abandoned, alone, in disrepair, rusty and falling apart day by day.  There were others like this within this chain link enclosure. It makes me wonder why some retro car devotee hasn't managed to acquire it and restore it.  hmmmm

My heart is grateful for:

the sore muscle in my arm feeling better~~maybe it's on the mend and I can get back to the gym in a few days

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A Second Look at the 64 GTO

This is the same GTO as shown several posts ago, but the lights are off and the hood is down.  Even though you can't see the entire body, anyone who knows cars will be able to recognize it and will know the year. I tried looking at this in color but I love the bw version so much better.

Others in my group posted theirs in color and the images are great.  I just prefer the bw version.

My heart is grateful for:

simple things like having a burger for dinner

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1964 GTO

One of the people in my photo group organized this retro car shoot tonight.  It was really fun~~great to photograph something out of the ordinary under great circumstances for a change.

My heart is grateful for:

a quick dinner after the session with an old friend and a new one

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Railroad Sign

In the south part of downtown it's practically deserted in late afternoon.  I had the area totally to myself.  I don't think I've ever photographed this sign from this perspective, but I really like it.  

It appears that the warehouse/factory just to the right of the staircase railings hasn't been in use for many, many years, but the building is still intact and has provided me with many photo ops.  The sign and the railroad cars have always been available too.  

The Winning Quilt

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Last Sunday, at the Altamont Fairgrounds there was an old car show, at which this beautiful quilt was being raffled.  In the spirit of supporting the fundraising event, and on the off chance I would win, I purchased a ticket.

Well.....I won!

It was hand pieced (sewn on a machine), but the quilting was done with a long-arm sewing machine.  Enlarge the pics so you can see the beautiful details of the stitching.  I'll be displaying it as a wall-hanging once I get the casings sewn on the back and get a classy rod to hang it on.

Very Strange

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Today I had an appointment at the Mall.  I got there very early, so I went to Starbucks to have an ice-coffee and do some work on the computer.  Well, their internet was so slow that after a few minutes I decided to pack up and do something a little more constructive. 

So I headed out to the parking lot to take pics of funky license plates.  I wandered around, looking at 50  100   200  at least 300 cars and for goodness sake, didn't see a single vanity plate.  

At least I got some exercise.

So I went back inside for my Mac lesson.  When I left to go to my car, I finally saw these two plates.  I'm wracking my brain and absolutely can not come up with an interpretation for this first plate. Anyone have a good guess?

This next one made me laugh.  It was on a black SUV kind of vehicle, and it was parked, in of all places, the handicapped spot, with a handicapped sticker hanging in the window.