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Overhead Door with Sign

This green overhead door has a faded No Parking Sign on it.  There are three doors along the side of the building, but only this one sign that's totally faded.

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Street Address

Walking around town this afternoon, I saw this building with this address.  I've never seen an address like this before and I thought it was interesting.

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Another Vacant Building

It was a late Sunday afternoon when I was walking around this area, so there are no cars or even foot traffic.  Just another vacant building.  

I always wonder who's paying the taxes on these empty structures?

Just for comparison, it was probably a high of 73 here in Abilene today, 

and -6 in Fairbanks, Ak.  Last week it was about 80 in Abilene and -40 in Fairbanks.  Yikes.

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Abandoned Gas Station in Rule

Another abandoned business seen in Rule, Texas.  

264/366

A Barn

I saw this colorful red and green barn as I was driving around today.

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Old Overhead Door

During my walk downtown today I saw this door, which is part of an abandoned building.  It looks like it used to have a loading dock.  I don't know what this building once was or what it's being used for now.

I just like the way it looks.

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Empty Building

This looks like a pretty interesting building, and even though it seems to be abandoned, there's a chalk drawing on one side and one of the overhead doors on the end is open, so there must be some kind of business--auto repair, machine shop or something of that sort.  

It seems weird that the main part of the building has been vacant and boarded up for years, but there's a business of some sort in one part.  

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Overhead door and Fire Escape

This location is one of my favorites for photographing senior graduates.  Depending on what time of day it is, it's the perfect spot for urban photos.  I love the graphic look of this location.

My heart is grateful that:

My town has so many good photo spots to choose from

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Overhead Door and Staircase

This building is huge.  It's about 1.5 blocks long and 1 block deep.  There used to be two businesses in it that I knew, plus some others.  Those two businesses have relocated and some others have taken over the spaces.  This is what's seen in the back alley.  Facing the street is a walkway along which are other overhead loading doors.  The building is three stories tall.  

I don't know who owns the building or who pays the taxes.  

My heart is grateful for:

old buildings that are maintained instead of being demolished

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D & W 4

Seen in an alleyway in downtown Abilene, Texas.  The overhead door looks to be in good condition, so maybe it's still used for something.  D & W refers to the railroad that goes right through town.

My heart is grateful that:

I found a few photo ops downtown today

353/365

Artwork

How cute is this?  Seen in an alleyway in Abilene, Texas

I'm grateful for:

people with creative imaginations

295/365

No Entrance

I've seen this garage door before, but never stopped to take a photo of it.  It's been like this for a very long time.  Wonder what's inside?

192/365

Plant Decor

This plant was seen on an outside table on the patio of a restaurant in Dunedin, Florida.  The restaurant was closed the day we saw this scene, but I thought it was the perfect piece of decor for an outdoor space.

My heart is grateful for:

the food in my pantry and refrigerator

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Colored Overhead Door

Walking around the small Florida town of Dunedin, we saw an eatery that had some outside seating and this overhead door that is painted these beautiful colors.  The business was closed the day we saw it, so maybe during open hours this door is open to the inside of the restaurant,

In any case, I just think the colors are so pretty and I deliberately tilted the frame to get the stripes on a diagonal.

Today I'm grateful for:

having the eyes to see beauty everywhere

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Shadows

I was walking around downtown today at just the right time of day to capture this beautiful tree shadow on the wall of a business.

I had my grown-up camera with me so it was really fun and easy to get just the right composition.