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Broken Warehouse Dials

Broken dials seen at an abandoned power plant.

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Yertle the Turtle

In downtown Abilene, TX there's a park called Everman Park that showcases several statues from 

Dr. Seuss books. (the park is often referred to as the storybook park)

This one is Yertle the Turtle.  It's just so adorable.  There's a sign to the right of the sculpture that has some text from the story.  I LOVE Dr. Seuss stories and I read a lot of them to my children when they were little.  I think they liked them too.

In the background there's some construction happening so, sadly, I couldn't get the statue without the clutter.  It was a beautiful day though, the temp was 85~~and we're only 3 days from Christmas.

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Christmas Scene

This beautiful Christmas scene was photographed a couple of years ago and was located outside one of the churches in downtown Abilene, Texas during the Christmas season.

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Office Building

I'm very seldom out early in the morning when it's still dark, but today I was.  This office building is across the street from where I was headed this morning.  While I was waiting for the door to be opened, I noticed how awesome the building looked.  

It was very early...I wonder what was going on in the offices where the lights were at that time?

Early voting today and tomorrow are 12.5 hour days.  I'm glad all the workers get along and we have some fun during the day.

Election Day will be a 13-14 hour day.  Sigh

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America's Main Street

Painted on a wall in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  Rt 66 runs through this town.

It brought back memories of watching the show when I was a child.

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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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Two Buildings in Eastland

Today was a field trip to Eastland, TX.  These two buildings are in the downtown area.  The taller one looks to be uninhabited, but would surely make a great apartment building.  I couldn't tell about the other one.

The weather was beautiful today for walking around getting photos,  We stopped in to a great coffee shop for coffees and a snack.  It was a really good day.  

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Partial Pyramid in Lima, Peru

In the foreground of the image you can see the remains of a pyramid right in the center of Lima, Peru.  In the background are hi-rise apartment buildings that surround the pyramid on all sides.

The history of the pyramid is very interesting, although I was dealing with a very sore foot and 

was a little distracted by the discomfort of walking so much around and in the structure.

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Front Facade

This beautiful architecture is seen on a building in the historic town square of Lima, Peru.  The town square is referred to as Plaza Mayor or Plaza de Armas.

Lima was founded by Francisco Pizarro on January 18, 1535.

Lima is the second largest desert city in the world and is also the home of the oldest 

university in the Americas. 

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Close-Up Architecture

This is a close-up look at a beautiful building in downtown Lima, Peru.  The buildings surrounding the town square are breathtaking.  

Sadly, though, there's much of Lima that is incredibly poor.

How do they reconcile the great disparity?

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Our Mission Group 

Our mission group had their photo made in front of the hotel in Lima the first full day we were there.

There were 99 of us and we went out to minister to others in our different groups.

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Abandoned Silo

Downtown there's this abandoned silo.  It's directly behind one of the popular coffee shops at the edge of downtown.  

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Ranger, Texas City Hall

This interesting building houses the Ranger, Texas City Hall and Police Station.  It sits on a corner in the downtown area.

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Old Barn

It was 100 degrees today, ugh.  It was also the Sat for Jesus Feeds~~once a month my church sets up a food station in a church parking lot in downtown Abilene and anyone can come by and have something to eat at no charge.

It's an awesome ministry.

This seemingly abandoned barn structure is located in Sweetwater, Texas.  I don't know anything about it, just that it looked like a great photo op with the blue sky and clouds in the background.

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Church in High Key

This is one of the churches in downtown Abilene, Texas.  I don't know the denomination but I think it's a cool structure.  

 

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Plant Decor

Along one of the streets in downtown Abilene, there's a business that has two of these decorative plants flanking their front door.  I know there's a name for this type of plant, I just can'd think of it right now, but they sure are pretty and they add a welcoming touch to the business.

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WELCOME

I've seen this sign many times before, but decided to photograph it today.  

I think the place is out of business, but not sure.  I love that the management is determining the dress code. It was probably a nice place to spend some time with friends.

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Fine Art

Before getting my coffee at the coffee shop, I was walking around looking for photo ops.  This is the sign for an art gallery and I've seen it so many times before, but never thought of getting an image of it.

It was an overcast sky, so it's just plain white.  I bet it would be even prettier if the sky were blue.

Maybe I'll try another time.

 

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I pulled into a parking area in Coleman, TX in order to check 

directions and I saw this sign.

It cracks me up.  

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.