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Mural on Wall

In a small town in Texas there's this mural of long-horn cattle.  

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Small Town Courthouse

A beautiful retro building in a small town in central Texas.

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Abandoned bldg in Baird

I've had a cold for the past 4 days and it's wiped me out.  No energy so I'm behind posting pics.  I'll try to catch up before the end of the month.

Today the weather was beautiful, I think the high was 70, so I went for a drive.  I wound up in Baird and was walking down some of the side streets when I came upon this abandoned bldg.  I have no idea what the building was originally used for, but there it sits, empty.

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Business Wall in Dublin

A business wall in Dublin, Texas.  The population of Dublin in 2020 was 3,359.  Dublin is the home of the world's largest Dr. Pepper bottling plant.

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Retro Gas Station in Albany, TX

This retro gas station is in Albany, Texas.  It looks like it's being used as an office of some sort based on the paperwork and writing implements on the desk inside the structure.

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House for Sale 

I had the opportunity to photograph another house that's going on the sale market pretty soon.  It was late in the day and the light was beautiful.  The house is cute.  It's just two bedrooms, a kitchen and a living room.  It needs some work but it would be a great starter house for a new couple or an ending home for an older couple.

The neighborhood in the small town is a little iffy, but with a little work the curb appeal could be improved.

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Abandoned Post Office

This abandoned building is located in Norton, Texas. The Post Office was opened in 1894.

In 1940 the population was 120 and had five businesses.

From 1980 to 2000 the population was 76.

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Retro Gas Station

An abandoned gas station is a small town in Texas. 

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Bangs, TX graffiti

I was in Bangs, TX today and came across this graffiti on the wall outside a feed store.

I thought it was so beautiful I had to get an image of it.  

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Looking up at the Steeple

This beautiful steeple belongs to a Methodist church in a small Texas Town.  I've taken photos of this church before, but never from this perspective.  It was a beautiful day and I was pretty excited about this new angle.

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Palace Theater

Abandoned Palace Theater in small town Texas.  The marquee is still there, but the theater remains empty although ticket booth is still in front of the theater on the street as a reminder that once upon a time, it was an active venue.

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Abandoned Bank?

This structure looks like it must have been a bank years ago.  

Merkel is a contradiction.  

The 2020 census has the population listed as 2,471. The town is part of the metropolitan Abilene area and it's approximately 19 miles from Abilene. 

There are a lot of vacant/empty buildings but as I walked around the town this afternoon I saw some revitalized buildings that seem to be part of upgrading the small town.  

 

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Another abandoned gas station

This structure is located in the town of Merkel, Texas.  It's been vacant for years.  I guess it's hard to keep a small station going when there are larger chain stations/convenience stores popping up everywhere.  

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Another Abandoned Building

I'm behind and just so I don't fall too far behind, this image is from my files from about 4 days ago when I took a little road trip to Sweetwater, TX. According to the red sign, it might have been a carpet store once upon a time.  It looks pretty abandoned right now, although there are two air-conditioners in the upstairs windows.

So what did I do today?  Hmmm, this morning I played racketball with my friend and then had a doctor's appointment.  Home for a couple of hours then off to my monthly book group meeting.

We discussed the book "The Midnight Library"  I totally forgot to take a pic of the book so I could use it as a post.  sigh   There were mixed reactions to the book but it's worth reading.

My heart is grateful today for:

my racketball buddy and our weekly court date

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Grain Elevator

Traveling with a friend today to a town I never heard of before.  Along the way we spied this beautiful grain/feed business and we just had to stop and make some images.

My heart is grateful today for:

the digital photo frame I was gifted at Christmas

18/365   Small Texas town farm store 

I made this image a while ago but I like it.  Since I have nothing new, I decided to post this one.  Small town Texas grain store.

9/365                The Mermaid

So...it's been such a long while since I've posted.  Unbelievably,  I've almost forgotten about my blog.  The days when I posted everyday or even once a week are long gone.  I've been concentrating on Flickr and Fine Art America right now.  Also, I still struggle with what to take photos of.  

Years ago when my friends and I challenged each other to post every day, I forced myself to photograph any ordinary things within my vision. I should probably just do that again instead of waiting for inspiration, which seldom provokes me to photograph these days.  There are about 34 days until the end of the year~~maybe that's what I'll do.  Take a photo of anything, post it and add a little text about why I thought that item was worthy.

But here's today's image.  I took a trip to San Angelo, Texas a few weeks ago.  They have a River Walk and this mermaid statue is one of the destinations along the way.  She intrigues me every time I see her.