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Red and Green Fire Hydrant

I never saw colored fire hydrants until I moved to Abilene.

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Tree Trunk and Hydrant

One of my photo prompts was Lone Tree.  While I was looking around for such an object, I saw this tree with the fire hydrant in the background.  

I just thought the composition was interesting and there are times when I get desperate for an image of some kind.  I like the little touch of orange color in the background.

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Meter Guardrail

Throughout town there are meter units that have guardrails in front of them to keep them safe from car traffic.  I've never seen anything like this in other places I've lived.  

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Circles and Diamonds

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Fire Station

The doors on this fire state are orange.  I don't think I've ever seen the color orange~~usually fire station doors are red.  Interesting.

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Another animal enclosure

This is one of the animal enclosures in the abandoned zoo in Cisco, TX.  

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Empty Shed

I took a photo of this shed the last time I was here in the winter.  I'm not sure what it's for, but it's right on the corner of the property so maybe it is (or was) a shed for school kids to be in while waiting for the school bus. Other than that I have no idea.  

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Basement Window

  This is one of the windows to the basement window of a public building in town.  I often wonder why people cover over their basement windows but I guess there must be a good reason.

My heart is grateful that:

I had a chance to work at my random pt job today

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Screen Door and Shadow

A door on the side of a downtown building in Baird, Texas.

I'm grateful:

for the rain we're having tonight

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An Apartment Building

I saw this apartment building staircase with balconies while walking around downtown Knoxville.

I'm grateful that:

I was able to watch the grandkids at their MMA lesson today

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Combo Lock

About 14 years ago I started going to the Y regularly and I needed a combo lock for the locker so I got a Master Lock that was green. I managed to 

1) not lose it,

 2) not forget the combination, 

3) not have to buy another lock, 

& 

4) love the color for all those years

Three weeks ago when I went to my locker,  I saw that the lock had been cut off and there was a note to talk to someone at the office for the explanation.  Someone had left something on the top shelf of the locker, out of sight, and because they couldn't find the owner of the lock, they had to cut it off to return the items to the owner.

I was a both annoyed and disappointed.  I'm a creature of habit and I really liked having the same green lock with the same combination and it was annoying to think that because someone else had been careless, I had to replace my lock. 

In the big scheme of things it was a small problem but for a couple of days I couldn't talk myself into going to the store for a new lock.  Then one day when I was shopping for something totally unrelated, there, right in front of me, was a section of Master Locks.  Bingo! and surprisingly I had no problem with learning/remembering the new combination.

I'm grateful that:

God answers prayer, sometimes with an interesting sense of humor

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Gold Lock

I passed by a construction site this afternoon and saw this "gold" chain and lock on the gate.  I thought the gold chain and lock on the silver chain link looked really pretty.

My heart is grateful for:

the installation of our new pastor last night

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Looking Up at the Fire Escape

I found another fire escape in downtown Abilene today.  This building is two-stories tall so it was pretty easy to photograph the entire fire escape.  I just happen to like this image of just the small section.

My heart is grateful today for:

The smile on my grandson's face when I showed up at his lesson today

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Behind the Chain Link Fence

The yard of a downtown business surrounded by chain link fence.  Green rods run through the links, not blocking the view but maybe for added strength to the chain link?  And at the top of the fence~~barbed wire.  Seems like triple security.

My grateful heart is thankful today for:

Good yogurt to snack on when I really want sweets