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Destroyed Structure

This structure is located in Sylvester, Texas, which is an unincorporated community.  In 2000 the population was about 79.

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Wooden Flag on a Fence

I saw this wooden flag on a fence as I was driving down a side road somewhere outside Abilene, Texas.

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Confederate Flag 

My friend and I stopped in the country cemetery and we saw this 

Confederate Flag flying at one of the graves.  

In all the cemeteries I stopped at I've never seen one of these flags before. 

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American Flag on Shed

I've seen this painted flag several times but I finally decided to walk near it and make an image of it.  

My heart is grateful for:

the great country we live in

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American Flag on fence.

I might have already posted this image a long while back, I can't remember.  I saw it as I was looking through my files and for some reason I really like it.  A few days after I made this image, I was walking around the same area and the flag was gone, sad face.

My heart is grateful:

that I live in America where we're still free

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Just the Facts

I attended a meeting last night where the author of this book spoke about the horrendous things that are really happening at the southern border in Texas.  It's worse than we all know and worse than we want to believe.  I could go on a political rant right now, but I don't think that's what my blog should be about.

I will recommend this book for anyone who wants to know the facts.  The author is a former ICE and Homeland Security Agent, who was shot three times in an altercation (during which his partner was killed) and who is now advocating for stricter restrictions at the border.

My heart is grateful for:

men who are courageous and willing to fight the fight

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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

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Shakelford County Courthouse

This is the courthouse in the town square in Albany, TX, with a gazebo off to the side.  The building is sooooo beautiful.  It was built in 1883, by mostly Scottish stone masons.  They used native limestone which they brought to town from a nearby quarry.

My heart is grateful for:

my new pothos plant that is decorating my living room