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New Sign

Some folks I know are getting ready to open a new airbnb.  This is the sign they had designed for the address of the place in the Adirondack Mts.  This side has a moose and the other side has a mountain.  

The bnb is located in a perfect place to visit many tourist places, or to just rest and relax.

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Decor in a Coffee Shop

My fave coffee shop has a wall that separates one seating section from another and on the back side of the wall are these 4 portraits.  

No names, but the photos are retro and are so sweet to look at.  Young people today will never know the joy of looking back at old photos of their family and friends.

Very sad.

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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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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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Zooming Umbrellas

We were hoping it would rain so we could practice reflections in the puddles, but it never did rain.  So I tried this zooming effect instead.  I haven't practiced this for years and it's difficult to do when hand holding the camera, but I think it's kind of interesting.

I discarded many, many images while searching for one that was tolerable.  Back in the "film" days, pro photographers would say that if you came home with one good image out of 100, then you had a good day.  I get that!

Today my heart is grateful for:

digital cameras  

7/365   Spider Plant

I love indoor plants.  There are a couple that I manage to not only keep alive, but keep healthy.  This is one of them.  

My roommate has three cats who are very persistent at swatting at anything hanging, so I need to keep this one in my bedroom.  I also need to keep my bedroom door shut so they can't get to the plant.  

I'd love to get more plants, but it's basically just throwing money away while the cats are here.

I guess I'll just have to take joy from this one.

 10/365    Key Holder

I've always wanted a key holder.  Yup, how ridiculous that I've wanted one of these and never had one in my entire life.  When I moved into this house, I asked the caretaker to put it up for me and silly as it sounds, I'm really enjoying it.  No more wondering where the keys are, no more looking for them, and if my roommate needs to move my car for any reason, she knows exactly where the keys are.  It's definitely a win/win/win situation. 

I just love how sometimes it's the really little things that can give such joy.