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Pink Door and Cactus Graffiti

This pink doorway is on the side of a building that is covered with cactus graffiti.  Some of the cactus has blooming flowers, some is just cactus.

The side of the building is about two blocks long and the graffiti is beautiful.

It's located in Coleman, Texas.

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Crocus Design

I was on one of the college campuses today and saw a garden with various colored crocuses and in the middle of it all was an upright metal rectangle with a crocus emblem on each side.  

I thought this metallic design of the crocus was so pretty.

The flowers were beautiful too but it was windy and in full sun so it was difficult to 

get a good photo of any of them.

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Pink Lily

I made this image a long time ago.  I might have already posted it, but I don't remember.

I love the pink color.

It's raining today, thankfully.  We haven't had rain in a long time.  The temps are also cooler, and the longer they stay cool, the happier I'll be.  It will be way too hot for way too long here.

It's a get-undekr-a-blanket-on-the-couch-with-a-cup-of-coffee-and-a-book kind of day today.

I'm reading 

"Between the Wild Branches", by Connilyn Cossette.

 

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Hat and Scarves

One day, years ago, I walked into a shop in downtown Honolulu and on one of the walls there was a display of 4-5 hats with hanging scarves.  It was really striking and the shop owner was kind enough to let my friend and I take photos of the decor.  

Ever since then I've had this hat and scarves hanging in my bedroom.  The hat was a gift (I don't wear hats) and the scarves were also gifts (I don't use scarves either) and together they make a beautiful wall decor~~at least I think it's beautiful.

It's 8 pm and the temp is still 97 with the forecast of low 100s for the next week.  Ugh.

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Weeds in Cement

I was walking along a sidewalk the other day.  It was cracked in one spot and this weed was growing through the crack.  Nature is amazing.

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Spinning Flower

Another piece of yard decor. 

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Graffiti

The topic for my photo group competition last week was graffiti.  Somehow I managed to miss this wall in downtown Abilene.  I found plenty of murals. Murals didn't count for the competition.

I guess I just didn't look hard enough.

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Dandelion Fluff

My heart is grateful for:

the visit with my daughter and her family

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Dying Rose

Someone gave me a rose as a thank-you.  I stuck it into a jar where I was rooting a shoot from a plant I have. They thrived together very nicely, but now the rose is pretty much dead and many of the petals have fallen.  I haven't touched it, I like the way it looks and I knew I would get a photo of it sooner or later. If I can get motivated, I'll try to figure out a few other photos with the dead petals and what's left of the rose on the stem.

I'm grateful for:

beautiful nature

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Oh Baby

This is a file from a few weeks ago.  I'm falling behind on my daily posting, so I'm trying to play catch-up again. 

My friend makes the flowers and decorates cakes.  I'm so impressed with people who are creative so I wanted to share her beautiful work again.

I'm grateful for:

the opportunity I had today to photograph my daughter and her 4 children, the youngest of which is only two weeks old.  It was a lot of fun, but now I know why I'm not a baby photographer.

Architecture is much easier!

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Sunflower Decor

Desperate for a photo op.  This is on my dining room table.

My heart ids grateful for:

Having a good bookgroup meeting to discuss

"The Other Einstein" by Marie Benedict

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Flower

I made this image with my cell phone.  I think it was at a flower show that the local garden club held a few weeks ago.  I should have noted the name of it and I should have used my SLR.  But since I didn't, this is what you get to see.  

Still beautiful.

My heart is grateful for:

the rain we've had each afternoon for the past several days

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Decor

Kind of desperate for a photo for today.  It's beautiful outside right now, but will get much warmer as the day progresses.  Grabbed this shot on my patio.

My heart is grateful for:

the anticipation of my visit with a friend I haven't seen in 4 years

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Pink Lily

My daughter had a bouquet of flowers on her table.  She always seems to have fresh flowers in spite of the cost of buying a bouquet almost every shopping day.

There were two or three of these pink lilies.  I couldn't resist getting a photo of the most perfect one.  I couldn't really stage it the way I wanted to, but I think it's still beautiful.

My heart is happy today:

rejoicing in the beauty God has created for us to enjoy

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Still Life

I had the chance to get into a large Baptist Church in downtown Abilene today.  There were about 5 of us who took advantage of the opportunity.  

The sanctuary is beautiful but as I was walking around the building, I came across this scene in the entryway.  

Today I'm thankful for:

the good weather and warm temps in the middle of winter

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Painted Mason Jar

Several years ago I was at a craft fair when I saw this beautifully hand-painted small Mason Jar.  I had no idea what I would do with it, but I bought two because they're so pretty.

I have one displayed on the mantle and I occasionally stuff one or two dollar bills in it, so I guess it's become just a pretty piggy-bank.

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Ceiling Fan and Flower Print

I decided to take a short lie-down this afternoon and I was mulling over what to take a photo of for my daily post.  I looked up and thought, "well, why not?"

It's not a very exciting image, but I enjoy having a ceiling fan even though I don't use it much and I totally LOVE the grey, white and black flower artwork.

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Tulip or Amarillis?

This is part of the decor where I'm visiting.  It was purchased as what looks like a wrapped bulb of some sort with the guarantee that it would bloom around Christmas.  And bloom it did.

It's a beautiful red flower and is a great part 

of the house decor.