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Abilene Ballet Building

The downtown ballet building has great street art on the outside.  The rest of the structure is just an ordinary rectangular building, but this art is appealing.

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Dying Rose

Someone gave me a rose as a thank-you.  I stuck it into a jar where I was rooting a shoot from a plant I have. They thrived together very nicely, but now the rose is pretty much dead and many of the petals have fallen.  I haven't touched it, I like the way it looks and I knew I would get a photo of it sooner or later. If I can get motivated, I'll try to figure out a few other photos with the dead petals and what's left of the rose on the stem.

I'm grateful for:

beautiful nature

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Dying Yellow Rose

My roommate was ready to throw this bouquet of roses into the trash but I rescued it just in the nick of time.  I was on my way out of the house today when I decided to finally get a couple of shots of these flowers.  

Not a great set-up but at least it's something before they die much more. 

I might try a few more shots in the next couple of days.  

Today is the end of a  V.E.R.Y.  busy weekend.  I don't like to wish my life away, but I'm really glad these past three days are coming to an end. 

My heart is grateful today for:

The beginning of a new week with an almost clean slate... 

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Bee's Wax Candle

I'm trying to minimize the non-essential possessions in my home, because:

1)  the less-is-more philosophy is giving me a lot of peace

&

2)  I don't want my kids to have to Figure-Out-What-To-Do-With-Mom's-Stuff when the time comes.

My environment isn't austere and never will be.  I think a home should be inviting and comforting, not only to the people who live there, but to all who enter for whatever reason.

I love these statues.  The candle is a bee's wax candle that a friend made.  Her husband is a honey farmer and she always has plenty of bee's wax and she kindly gave me several candles the last time I visited.  It's really time to burn it, but I keep forgetting, so right now it's another calming piece of decor in my living room.