(OKAY, SO THE RANDOM BUILDINGS AND ART THAT I TOOK PHOTOS OF!!)
I AM STILL PLAYING CATCH-UP FROM LAST MONTH... IT HAS BEEN KINDA STRESSFUL AND KINDA CRAZY WITH A FEW FAMILY THINGS. BUT I AM GOING TO TRY TO GET ALL CAUGHT UP TODAY... SO THIS WILL BE THE FIRST OF THREE POSTS... READY? HERE WE GO...
WHILE WE WERE IN TEXAS (A MONTH AGO...) I WENT WITH ONE OF TOE'S COUSINS ON A LITTLE JAUNT AROUND TOWN TO GET OUT OF THE HOUSE... HERE ARE THE RESULTS OF THAT:
THEY HAVE A WONDERFUL DOWN TOWN AREA. SEVERAL ART GALLERIES (THEY ASK THAT YOU DON'T TAKE PHOTOS!) AND NEAT LITTLE SHOPS THAT ANYONE COULD SPEND DAYS IN... TOO BAD WE WERE SHORT ON TIME!
I TEND TO LIKE OLD BUILDINGS AND ODD ARCHITECTURE, SO MOST OF THESE PHOTOS REFLECT THAT... I DON'T KNOW THE TOWN WELL ENOUGH TO GIVE YOU ANY INFORMATION, I WAS JUST POINTING AND SHOOTING... NOT EVEN TAKING THE TIME TO PAY ATTENTION TO CAMERA SETTINGS... SO THEY ARE WHAT THEY ARE...
THIS IS A NEAT LOOKING HOUSE...
LOVE THAT IT LOOKS LIKE STRIPES... I LOVE B&W STRIPES...
COFFEE, PASTRIES, SANDWICHES & FRIENDS... I LOVE THAT!!
THIS ROW OF BUILDINGS WERE AWESOME!!
THIS PLACE WAS A LITTLE SHOP RAN BY THE SWEETEST WOMAN... SHE DOES NOT HAVE A WEB SITE (I HAVE GOOGLED HER STORE ALMOST CONSTANTLY TO MAKE SURE!) BUT I HOPE SHE GETS ONE... SHE SELLS CLOTHING AND JEWELRY FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD IN ALL SIZES FOR PRICES THAT ARE NEARLY TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE... IF I HAD NOT SEEN THEM WITH MY OWN EYES, I WOULD NEVER BELIEVE THEM... IF YOU ARE EVER IN THE AREA, LOOK FOR THE BUTTERFLY!!
I COULDN'T GET OVER TO THIS BUILDING FOR A BETTER PHOTO OR A BETTER LOOK, BUT IT WAS ON THE SIDE OF AN OLD THEATRE... I AM NOT SURE IF THEY STILL SHOW MOVIES OR NOT...
I LOVED THIS BUILDING... IT LOOKED LIKE A GIANT WAIFER COOKIE STANDING IN THE MIDDLE OF TOWN...
CUTE PEPTO PINK BUILDINGS...
SHE WAS SO ADORABLE ON HER BIKE...
WOULD LOVE TO OWN AN OLD PLACE LIKE THIS AND FIX IT UP... COULD BE A NEAT B&B...
WHILE WE WERE IN ONE OF THE ART GALLERIES, ONE OF THE ARTISTS TOLD US ABOUT A PLACE THAT FIXES UP OLD VW BEETLES AND SELLS THEM... WELL, EVERYONE WHO KNOWS ME KNOWS THAT IS MY DREAM CAR... SO, WE RODE OVER TO WHAT I CALL "THE BUG GARDEN" AND THERE WAS ONE FRESHLY REPAIRED ON DISPLAY... OH I DROOLED!
I TOOK A PHOTO AND SENT IT TO TOE WITH A TEXT SAYING: "LOOK WHAT I JUST BOUGHT!" AS A JOKE... HE DIDN'T THINK IT WAS TOO FUNNY...
AS FOR THE ARTIST... CHECK HIM OUT
HERE!! I THINK HE IS A COOL CAT IF EVER THERE WERE ONE!!
Comments (6)
I love those painted buildings!! They are awesome!!!!
@Neeka1 - OH ME TOO! I WISH THEY WOULD PAINT A FEW BUILDINGS AROUND HERE! IT WOULD REALLY SPICE THE PLACE UP!
uwaaaah, so pretty!!! I love the murals! There's only one city down here that looks like that, and my dad got to meet the artist.
Hmm... I need a car... think they'll ship it to Florida for my sweet 16? lol
@ai_shitemo - IT IS A REALLY NEAT PLACE! I REALLY LIKE TO VISIT. LAST TIME WE WENT, WE DIDN'T GET OUT MUCH, SO I WAS DETERMINED TO GO EXPLORING WHEN WE WENT FOR THE FUNERAL... I REALLY WANTED THAT CAR. TOE HAS PROMISED ME THAT ONE DAY I WILL OWN ONE... BUT NEVER TOO SOON, YA KNOW...AS FOR THE SHIPPING: YOU COULD ASK... THE WORST ANYONE CAN SAY IS NO, RIGHT? LOL!
love the murals,too.
@Jillycarmel - THEY WERE DOWN JUST ABOUT THE ENTIRE STREET! I THINK IT IS AWESOME WHEN COMMUNITIES HAVE THOSE KIND OF THINGS.