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I had some letters ready to mail late today, so I decided to walk downtown to mail them instead of walking through the park as I usually do.  I also wanted to show you how our hospital has changed, but I took so many pictures that I decided to save the hospital shots for another post. I also took a slew of  sunset photos which I will also post another time. So this post will just be of some of the sights along the way and some views of downtown Saturday night here. I liked the way this bright red stop sign stood out against the yellow leaves of the tree behind it. I came across a spot in the sidewalk where there were a lot of these pods.  They fall from some sort of tree.  I'm not sure what kind.  The pods are really long, about a foot or so each, and they have what looks like beans or seeds inside of them.  I think they are a nuisance.  There was one of these trees in the yard next door to my Mom's house.  The pods would fall over into her yard a...

The temperature has been in the teens and twenties for most of the past week here. Today the sun came out and warmed things up a bit. It made it up to about 38 degrees, so I decided to go downtown and walk around the courthouse square. It has been decorated for the Christmas season, and I wanted to take pictures of it to share with you here. On the Friday after Thanksgiving, there is always a parade through our town welcoming Santa and the Christmas season to town. Christmas music is piped outdoors over the square every day for those visiting the shops around it. Make an on-line slideshow at www.OneTrueMedia.com If you'd like to see some more photos of my town and of the square, click here . To view other slide shows that I have made, click here .