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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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Succulent Plant

I went to lunch with some friends today and right outside the entrance of the restaurant was a HUGE succulent plant in a planter.  It was pristine and really beautiful.  I only had my cell phone camera with me but I made a close-up image of the plant anyway.

There were about 12 of us and we had a really good time.

This morning I played PickleBall, then went to line dancing class and then to the restaurant.

It's cold here now and there's a forecast for snow on Thursday. At least the snow and cold won't last long, which is a relief, except that summer is brutal. 

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Abandoned Mailboxes

The other day I was walking around downtown and I came across these abandoned mailboxes in front of a house that also looked abandoned.  I took a long shot of both, then a closer shot of the mailboxes and I like this one better.  

Whenever I see an abandoned house, whether in the country or within a city/town it makes me so sad.  Just thinking that once upon a time it was probably someone's special home.  Did they raise their children there?  Was it their first home?  Did they have fun decorating it to make it their special place?  Did their children celebrate their high school graduation with a party in the yard?

We'll never know.

Today I'm grateful for:

being able to tell my children about their history and having photos to share with them