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Colored Circles

I went into a building I've never been in before in Abilene.  I needed to go to the IRS office.  While waiting for it to open after their lunch break I wandered around and saw this circle sculpture.  

Pretty interesting, right?

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Panther Chameleon

Saw this critter at the Abilene Zoo the other day.  What beautiful colors.

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Yarn Design

I went to my photo meeting tonight at the Art Center in town.  The back hall has been spiffed up a little and this display of yarn on string is pretty new since I was there last.

There are instructions as to how to attach the thread~~probably unnecessary, but people seem to be very challenged these days~~but look how many yarns there are and how pretty the colors are.

I don't know if it's supposed to mean something, but it looks like a piece of artwork.  Too bad it's not in the main part of the art venue so all visitors can see it.

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Wing Graffiti

This painted wing graffiti is seen on the outside of the police department in

Coleman, TX.  

The shield says "Quis ut deus", = Who is like God?

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Brick Wall Corner

On one of my photo trips, I saw this brick corner on one of the buildings and thought the colors looked interesting.

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Row of Homes

These 5 homes are only about 4 years old and are on the edge of downtown Abilene, Texas.  

They're within walking distance of the town if any of the residents care to walk.  They each have a driveway and a small back yard.

Before they were occupied I looked in the windows of the lower level.  It looked like the layout of each is the same, but I couldn't tell how many bedrooms are upstairs.

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Taylor Electric Pens

One of the electric companies in this area is Taylor Electric.  They had their yearly customer appreciation event today and one of my photographer friends had the contract to photograph the event.  He called me to help him.

These pens were on one of the tables where the cars were driving through to get their gifts from the company.  I don't know if they write in different color ink, but I thought they looked cool lying on the table like this.

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Painted Wall

One of the alleyways in downtown Abilene is newly painted with abstract wall art.  I'm not a fan of abstract, but the colors are beautiful and there are some curves and designs on other parts of the wall.  This wall art makes the alleyway much more attractive.

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Quilt

When each of my younger grandchildren have turned 2, I made them a quilt for their single bed.  Each one is a different pattern.  This one was kind of fun.  

It was originally a paper-piecing quilt but because I didn't have the paper, nor the actual pattern, I just eyeballed the pieces and the angles I used to put it together.  

This youngest of my daughter's children won't be 2 until June, but all I have left is to put the binding on it, and I'll probably finish that in the next couple of weeks, depending on my enthusiasm level.

Of course, now my son has a baby boy who will be 2 in June 2026, so I'll shortly need to find a pattern and fabric for that one.  And then there's my granddaughter whose first baby will arrive this coming June.  I'll probably make that quilt early because, you know, two years is a long time for someone who's my age.  I may not be here by then but I want her (she already knows it's a girl) to have a quilt too.  

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Quilt Square on Barn

There is a tourist area with walking trials on the edge of Fairbanks, Ak.  I went there this morning with my dil and saw this incredible reminder of the area I lived in most of my life.

Where I used to live, many people would pay for someone to design a wooden quilt square 

and they'd put it on their barn or their house.  There was a map of the locations

for all the squares, so it could be a day-long trip to follow the trail and see all the squares.

This is the only one I've seen here, but I love it.

My heart is happy that:

I had the chance to spend some outdoor time with my dil today.

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Happy Harvest

One of the decorated areas at the local zoo.  The zoo goes all out when they decorate for the Fall season.

My heart is happy today for:

smiles

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Colored Overhead Door

Walking around the small Florida town of Dunedin, we saw an eatery that had some outside seating and this overhead door that is painted these beautiful colors.  The business was closed the day we saw it, so maybe during open hours this door is open to the inside of the restaurant,

In any case, I just think the colors are so pretty and I deliberately tilted the frame to get the stripes on a diagonal.

Today I'm grateful for:

having the eyes to see beauty everywhere

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Basket of Yarn

Right now I'm working on a baby blanket and storing the extra yarn in this basket which lives on the window sill in my room  It's just the two shades of grey and white but in order to take the photo I needed some other skeins to fill in the basket.  

I never thought of using extra yarn in a basket as a decor statement until I saw a friend of mine do it in her home.  I love the idea, but not sure I want to do it myself.

My heart is grateful for:

my hobbies

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The Rainbow

I'm falling behind on the "daily" photo again.  It's so frustrating.  Partly because some of my days seem to fall apart but largely because there just doesn't seem to be anything worth my effort to photograph.

I know that isn't really a thing.  I could set up a scene in my house, I could travel to areas where I haven't been for a while, I could find inspiration online...

Anyway, I was at my daughter's the other day when it rained and then there was this beautiful rainbow.  I had my grown-up camera with me, but I took this with my phone, so it's not as good as it could have been, but it's pretty awesome nonetheless.  It's been a very, very long time since I've been anywhere where I could see the entire rainbow from end to end.  

My heart is grateful:

for the rainbow as God's promise to His people

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Abstract Art

The same coffee shop that offers the lending library displays local art on the walls.  The current artwork is all abstracts.  I think I mentioned that I'm not a fan of abstract, but I AM a fan of supporting local artists, so I applaud this shop for their decor.

There are no artist's names visible and no prices so I'm not sure if the work is for sale.  If it is, one would probably need to talk to the staff about contacting the artist.

Regardless, the artwork just reinforces the fact that besides being soooo cozy, the coffee shop is community minded which makes it a place I really enjoy frequenting.  So much so that sometimes I think I need a PT job to support my coffee habit at this place.  

Today my heart is grateful for:

the late afternoon sunlight streaming through my west-facing windows

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Abstract Painting

When I went to my daughter's house yesterday, her not-quite-5-year-old came running to me to show me some paintings he had done earlier in the day.  They were so fun to look at and he was so proud.

He's definitely coming out of his "shy" self.  I despaired for a while that it would happen, but he seems happier and more open these days and it's joy to behold.

This is the "painting" I like best of the whole bunch.  I make my own photo notecards for birthdays and other events and I'm definitely going to use this image on some of the cards.  Now I have to come up with just the right sentiment to go with it.  

His birthday is in a couple of months and this will definitely be the photo for his card.

My heart is grateful for:

budding creativity no matter what the age of the artist

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Decor

I was visiting a photographer friend of mine in his studio today.  He has several of these camera statues scattered around and then I saw these mini-albums that he offers his clients.

I did a little reorganization and voila.

My heart is grateful today for:

the smiles and laughter my "group" shared around the table after our

exercise class this morning

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Chalk Butterfly

This is an older image from my files, but I reworked it and think it's really cute.  I love the colors the artist used.  It's so fun to see street art, whether on the sidewalk or sides of buildings.  There are so many good artists wandering around. 

I'm so glad I saw this.

Today I'm thankful for:

good friends