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Evening Ball Game

It's getting dark earlier these days.  I managed to get this image before it got too dark and I was really happy about it.  The lights had just been turned on and I had to have a high iso setting. 

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Laser Show

Before the rodeo began at the West Texas Fair and Rodeo they had a new concept.  

A laser show.  

It was really beautiful.

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Storage Units

This section of storage units is surrounded by a black fence.  

I don't know how many units are rented but once in a while there are some people holding "unit sales" from one or another of the units.

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New Boardwalk

I'm visiting a place that has added a new board walk since the last time I was here.  It runs along a river, not a beach (sadly), but it's very nice and I hope the folks who live here take good care of it.

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Aurora Borealis

On the way home tonight from Bible Study, we saw this beautiful Aurora Borealis.  We stopped along the way and I got some images with my phone which weren't very good, but when we got to the house I grabbed my good camera to make some images.

This is just hand-held, so it isn't as sharp as it could be, but it's beautiful just the same. 

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Snowman picture location

We were walking around a town called Desdemona a couple of days before Christmas and we came across this snowman where you can get your photo taken.  It was so cute. 

There were no folks walking around~~maybe it was too close to dinner time.

The temp was about 75.  I LOVE warm temps for Christmas.

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Christmas Artwork

One of the downtown Abilene businesses has this adorable artwork  on its plate-glass window:  

two colorful gnomes riding in the back of a red pick-up decorated for Christmas.

It will be too bad when the Christmas season is over and all this artwork is gone.

It was an unbelievable 85 degrees today.  How awesome is that when the northern part of the country is being blanketed by snow?

I checked the temps in Fairbanks, AK today.  It was -30.  

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Row of Decorated Trees

Downtown Abilene~~a row of trees decorated with lights for the Christmas season.

I'm never downtown after dark, they probably look really nice once the sun goes down.

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Office Building

I'm very seldom out early in the morning when it's still dark, but today I was.  This office building is across the street from where I was headed this morning.  While I was waiting for the door to be opened, I noticed how awesome the building looked.  

It was very early...I wonder what was going on in the offices where the lights were at that time?

Early voting today and tomorrow are 12.5 hour days.  I'm glad all the workers get along and we have some fun during the day.

Election Day will be a 13-14 hour day.  Sigh

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Ferris Wheel at Night

I grabbed this shot of the ferris wheel on my way out of the fairgrounds after the rodeo. 

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Ooops

I was out and about this morning running errands and decided to stop at my fave coffee shop for an iced coffee.

It appears that the window has a break in it and the owner put a band-aid on it.  How cute is this?

I couldn't resist getting a shot of this happy band-aid

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Racketball Court

Every week I play racketball with a friend, usually on Monday.  This is the court we play on at the local YMCA.

We used to play on courts at a rec center until the town decided to tear it down in order to rebuild a better venue.

When we get done, I play pickle ball for a while in the gym. Needless to say, by the time I go home I'm totally exhausted, but in a good way.

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Black Globe Light Post

This beautiful black globe light post is located in Coleman, Texas.  There were several more located around the little grassy area in one part of town..  

I've never seen black globes like these, but they're really awesome, especially against the

stunning blue sky.

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Watching the Rodeo

This young guy was sitting two seats away from me at the rodeo, looking at the arena and waiting for an event to begin.  I don't usually get images like this, but I did that night and I love it.

It's Mother's Day Sunday, so HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to all you moms out there.  

I hope your day was blessed.

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Chasing Aurora

There was an incredible display of the Aurora lights last night.  My camera was acting funny so I missed some really good images, but I'm happy with what I got.

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Minimalist lighting

While I was in the park trying to decide what images to make, I turned around and saw the building across the street with this single strand of lights across the roof area.  There are no other lights or decorations on the building. I wonder how many people actually look up to see the lights?

As I'm getting older I'm becoming more minimalist, so I really appreciate the simplistic effort of this building decorated for the holiday season.  

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Lighted Snowflake

So...a couple of days ago I posted an image of this snowflake, but it was during daylight and naturally the lights weren't on and you could see the building in the background.   I mentioned that I hardly ever go downtown after dark, but today I was inspired to get outside since it was an unseasonable 75 degrees and sunny.

I waited until it was almost dusk and headed to town with the intention of getting this snowflake with the lights on. I'm glad I did.

There were a lot of families wandering around the park getting photos of their kiddos with the storybook statues and the Christmas decorations.  It was a good day to be out and about.

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Light Pole Decorations

Many of the downtown light poles had this decor on them.  I took this photo near dusk so the light and the deer stood out clearly against the blue sky.

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A lighted Gift

This display is in one of the local parks in Abilene, Texas.  I made the image just before dusk.

It was a beautiful weather day~~a high of 72.

I appreciate this winter weather so much even though it will probably get colder before the winter ends.  At least we're not experiencing the snow & cold that's in the northeast right now. 

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Frosty and His Family

I went to town today just before dusk hoping to find some Christmas photo ops and I saw this fun display of Frosty and his family in one of the parks.  Many of the trees were wrapped with colored lights.

Today I retrieved two quilts that were recently finished from the quilter so now I have to put the binding on them.  One is for my granddaughter who will be two this spring and the other is an oversized lap quilt for me.  I'll be happy when they're finished.