Sunday Miscallany | Athens Texas Photographer

Yesterday — in a quest to procure and restock my packaging supplies before the holidays as well as to find a few hidden treasures — I headed up to Canton to First Monday Trade Days. For those of you not from East Texas … think one really big flea market that has since expanded to numerous pavilions and is spread to various locations around the city. I typically stick to the main grounds and usually find the best stuff out in the ‘junk’ area … the vendors who set up tents (or not) with rows of tables or bins right on the ground like they used to back when I was a kid.

Since I almost always have my point and shoot camera with me, I snuck it out a few times and photographed the treasures that just weren’t in my budget … or that I lack the space to lug home! Here’s a few of them …