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Historic Cabin 

In Albany, Texas, this cabin sits in a park for visitors to see.  There's information about it as well as a bulletin board announcing events that will be taking place.

The doors and windows were locked, so I don't know if there's any chance of getting inside at any point but the cabin is fun to look at anyway,

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Abandoned Warehouse

This corner of the building is just a piece of a long/large warehouse on the south side of Abilene, TX where there are other warehouses and other abandoned buildings. There's copy space on the white bricks and on the steps, while green vines grow cup the supports of the structure.

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Spanish Church

This beautiful Spanish Church is located on one of the side streets in Amsterdam, NY.  

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Staircase Windows

In another alley in downtown there's a staircase that has these small glazed windows along the wall.  I noticed the broken pane which I had not seen before.  Wonder how it got broken???

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Power Plant exterior

This is one side of the exterior of the Power Plant.  

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Abandoned Power Plant 1

On the edge of Abilene, TX there's an abandoned power plant.  One of the members of our photo club got permission for us to get inside and photograph to our heart's content this morning.  

It was an awesome experience and it was so nice to have something different to photograph for a change. 

It was raining this morning when we got there and kind of cold, but after a  little while it stopped raining and got a little warmer.  There were probably about 15 of us wandering around the facility.

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Side Entrance to Church

Wandering around the outskirts of Stephenville, we came across this side entrance to the

First United Methodist Church.  It faces a large parking lot and it has a decorative design along the wall. 

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Lake Path

It was a beautiful day today, temp was 70, just a little warmer than usual in December in Texas. 

There's a lake near where I live called Kirby Lake.  A lot a people fish there.  This is a path at one end of the lake that curls around the upper part of the shore.  It's closed to traffic, but not to foot-traffic.  

It's almost Christmas so the grasses are brown.  The sky was really blue, but doesn't look like it in the photo.  

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Mom and her Mom

It was a cold 31 degrees this morning.  I still haven't exchanged my summer clothes for my winter clothes, so I just bit the bullet with what I had at my is disposal and was cold all day.

I also was completely uninspired about taking a photo today, so I found this image of my mother and her mother when they lived in the Bronx.   This might be the only photo I have of the two of them together so I really cherish it.

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Two-Apartment Building

I'm getting pretty desperate about finding photos for this "photo-a-day" blog.  Seems like I've been posting a lot of abandoned/vacant buildings lately (of which there are many, many, many) and I can't seem to find out what they were in their prime.

So today I walked around Abilene in an area I don't usually walk in, and I came across this building I've seen as I drive by, but I never stopped to take a photo.

This is a pretty new building and I'd love to get into it to see the inside.

Maybe someday.

It's been cooler here lately which is a welcome relief.  The mornings are wonderful even though the afternoons get hot.  The last two weeks of October are early voting weeks and I'm working at the polls, so for at least 2 weeks I'll have something to do.

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Steps to the Basement

Along the back walkway of some building in downtown Abilene, Texas is this staircase going down into the lower floor of a building.  It doesn't seem to be an actual basement so it would be interesting to get inside and see what it actually is.

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Concho County Courthouse with Markers

The Concho County Courthouse is located in the small town of Paint Rock, Texas.

The Second Empire Style structure was completed in 1886 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.

The markers are slightly out of focus so as to draw attention to the building itself.

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Grant Teaff Statue

For the first time ever, I was on the inside of the campus of McMurry University in Abilene, Texas.  I saw this beautiful sculpture of Grant Teaff, former head football coach from 1960-1965.  I only had my cell phone with me but I think the image came out okay anyway. 

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Oil Silos

Driving north in Texas we came upon these oil silos next to an oil drilling field.  There were no

"No Trespassing" signs so we were able to get close for pictures.

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Union Pacific Train

A train track runs through Abilene, Texas.  This train was parked on the tracks.

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Looking Up

I made this image a long time ago but can't remember if I posted it.  I was walking around downtown this afternoon and decided to make another image of it.  There's just something I love about this perspective of looking up from the cellar stairs of this business.  

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Walking Bridge

This is the walking bridge that crosses over the Chena River in downtown Fairbanks, AK.

Once on the bridge the view from either side is spectacular.

Everything is green and the river weaves itself through the town.

My heart is grateful for:

beautiful scenery

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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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Parking Garage

When I was walking around downtown Knoxville, I came upon this building, which I first thought was an apartment building.  Then I realized it's a parking garage and the balconies are just steps from the interior elevators.  A pretty fancy structure for a parking garage I'd say.

My heart is grateful for:

a sunny day after many days of rain

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Two Tanks

Two silver tanks seen on a back road outside Abilene, Texas.

My heart is grateful that:

I was able to spend part of Christmas Day with my daughter and her family