Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/10/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Love these murals, and the fried chicken sign is amazing! Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> YNWA "I?m not arguing, I?m just explaining why I?m right" > On 9 Oct 2020, at 11:58, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > > Greetings to all. This week we will stay well within 1 kilometer from my > home. We chose this neighborhood for it's vast diversity in all respects. > We start with a section 8 housing(lowered to low income housing) > development that is usually behind a gate to limit access. When the > landscapers were busy I walked in and found this: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Austin+Signs/woman+with+birds+abstract+modern.jpg.html > > The restaurant that this sign advertises is a popular fried chicken and > beer emporium. Did I say very popular and perhaps an institution in > Austin: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Austin+Signs/Lucys.jpg.html > > This is in an alley near some restaurants. I have no idea what this > references or why it was painted as visibility is very limited unless you > are taking a shortcut through the neighborhood: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Austin+Signs/JELO.jpg.html > > Going north from the alley and then east on a surface street you come to > this wall abutting a restaurant. I guess art takes many expressions but > I'm going to guess this artist stays up way to late at night: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Austin+Signs/test+pattern+wall.jpg.html > > Several blocks north and on the main surface street is a small > bodega/grocery specializing in organic produce, imported good wine and > spices for non-european cuisines: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Austin+Signs/Our+Lady+of+the+Radish.jpg.html > > Last for today is a mural on the patio area of an Italian restaurant. Many > weeks ago I showed another mural for a Fellini film and this one is next to > it: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Austin+Signs/Matrimonio+all+Italiana.jpg.html > > All the best until next week. > > -- > Don > don.dory at gmail.com > -- > Don > don.dory at gmail.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information