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Hawaiian License Plate

I love vanity license plates.  I look for them everywhere I go.  Here in Texas, I guess people don't have so much imagination because in over 4 years I've only seen two or three.

So here's one from my files.

My heart is grateful for:

creativity

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My Shadow

I was in town today having coffee with a friend.  On my way home I stopped to make some photos of a church and when I looked down I saw my shadow.  I thought it was more interesting than the church, so I experimented with a few different compositions.

It's very difficult to hold the camera and press the shutter button with one hand while trying to strike an interesting pose.  This was the best I could do.   Too bad there weren't two of us.

My heart is grateful today for: 

everything getting greener before the heat really sets in for the summer

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Eyes of the Lorax

Abilene has the nickname of "Storybook Capital".  There are a couple of parks in town where there are statues of storybook characters.  The parks are very sweet and very child-orientated.

These are the eyes of The Lorax. 

 The assignment of my photo club this month is eyes.  Ick.  I have no imagination so I figured I wouldn't submit anything for the assigned topic, then I happened upon the statue today during my walk around town.  

I love Dr. Suess and read a lot of his books to my children, but somehow I never read this one.

Apparently the book is about human greed being the cause of the destruction of the natural environment. 

The "lesson" is basically, "nothing will get better if no one cares".

My heart is grateful today for:

the friend I play racketball with every week

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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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Decorated Coffee Cups

One of the local coffee shops has this display of cups behind the counter.  I once heard that customers decorated the cups and then they were put on display.  

I'm not sure that's true, the drawings look very similar to each other, but whether it's true or not, it's a cute idea.

My heart is grateful today for:

my good health

Nighttime is Too Late

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I usually post to my blog in the evening.  Mainly because daytime is when I'm taking the photos and usually out of the house.  But lately, nighttime is too late.

My eyes are drooping.  My brain is on "hold".  My imagination seems to be shut off.

Dang!!!  This is the third post in a row that is B.O.R.I.N.G.

I  can't think of a single creative, interesting, humorous, frivolous, appealing thing to write.

So.....a few more images from my trip to Cooperstown.  

Scottish Festival

Today was the Scottish Festival in Waikiki. I didn't arrive until about an hour after it began. But I was in time to see the Bagpipe band do their short parade to the performance area. They were preceded by the Marine Color Guard.

Below is the woman from my church who plays in this band.

And here she is with her husband, who, although he didn't perform, was dressed appropriately.

One of the competitors.

One of the competitors-in-training. She cracked me up--so cute!

This competitor (throwing the Heavy Weight) came from Georgia (or some state in that area) just for the competition. So he was a southerner, competing in the Scottish Games in Hawaii--I just thought that was intersting.

When I left the Festival, I passed the Aquarium on my way to my car, and decided to take a look. The photos from there leave a lot to be desired, so just use your imaginations and pretend you see images of fish.

Posted at 7:45 on Sat., April 4, 2009