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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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Two striped Ornaments

These two red and white striped ornaments are seen on an artificial Christmas Tree at the Abilene, Texas Zoo.  The zoo decorates every holiday season with many trees and ornaments as well as other

decor.  There are on-going holiday activities throughout the months leading up to Thanksgiving and Christmas.

My heart is grateful that:

My youngest son and his wife will become parents for the first time this coming spring

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Royal Typewriter

I went to several antique stores this morning and saw a few different typewriters.  I really want one.  I almost purchased this one but then I remembered I don't have a single flat surface on which to put it where it can be seen as decor.  I'm working on it, but it still might be a while.  I also want a rotary dial phone...  Be patient, I keep telling myself.

My heart is grateful for:

my memory of those retro items

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Oh Baby

This is a file from a few weeks ago.  I'm falling behind on my daily posting, so I'm trying to play catch-up again. 

My friend makes the flowers and decorates cakes.  I'm so impressed with people who are creative so I wanted to share her beautiful work again.

I'm grateful for:

the opportunity I had today to photograph my daughter and her 4 children, the youngest of which is only two weeks old.  It was a lot of fun, but now I know why I'm not a baby photographer.

Architecture is much easier!

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Faux Christmas Present

I went to the zoo this morning to see what they had on display for the Christmas season.  It's really difficult to photograph the decorations without getting unwanted items in the background, but I managed to capture this faux present to my liking.  It's not a world class photo, but I kind of like the simplicity of it and how intensely colorful it is.

There's a string of mini-lights inside the box and I bet it looks really sweet once the sun goes down.