The Partridge Family Bus

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Inkular Gallery . 25286 VH Goode Hwy . Boones Mill . 24065

Taking you back to September of 2017...I forgot to show this neat bus to you...we were just driving along when I saw it and asked Nick to turn back around so I could get a picture...there was no place to really pull over (unless we had stopped at the gallery, which I didn't know what it was at the time so we didn't...guess I didn't notice the sign at the time haha)...but it made me think of the bus from the Partridge Family!...


I had a Partridge Family lunch box in about 1st grade...man I wish I still had that!


One last quick shot!

For more on the gallery you can visit their website HERE

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Dale Avenue Community Mural

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Dale Avenue . Southeast Roanoke

This neat mural was designed by North Carolina artist Brenda Councill and drawn by local artist Scott "Toobz" Noel and painted by volunteers! I snapped this quick photo while waiting in the drive-thru yesterday at Arby's ;)

I came home and Googled for more info and found THIS news story which tells a little more about it like the fact that Toobz modeled it after the tree that is in front of the fire station right across the street, which I didn't know till now...So, I need to go back and get a pic of the tree and see if I can fit more of the mural into a picture as it is quite long!

The name "Toobz" might sound familiar to some of you because he's quite a busy muralist having created many around the area which I've shown you some HERE

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Limit 6

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Limit 6 Trout Team

Saw this colorful truck along the Roanoke River this past spring...they must have been fishing! Anytime my oldest son has some free time you can find him on a river or lake fishing...he prefers Bass though.

Sorry I wasn't around Friday for Willy Nilly...Some unpleasant distractions came up and I hope we are done with that and it is smooth sailing for all involved here on out...

If you live in the Tx flooding area, I hope you are safe...just terrible what is happening :(

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More Street Art

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Wilson Hughes Gallery. 117 Campbell Ave SW . Roanoke . 24011

The last couple of weeks I have shown you bits of the wall of the Wilson Hughes Gallery....here's the rest!

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Kyle Wilson Art

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Wilson Hughes Gallery. 117 Campbell Ave SW . Roanoke . 24011

Last week I showed you part of this wall RIGHT HERE and I told you I'd show you a little more! It's just so much to take in all in 1 post! The first one is signed "Kyle Wilson Art" and the second one is signed but I just can't make it out...I'll give you another little peep next week!

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Happy Monday, have a great day :)

Wingless Takes Flight

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Wilson Hughes Gallery. 117 Campbell Ave SW . Roanoke . 24011

This wall on the side of the gallery is pretty awesome...all different work from different artists. I knew this one had to be a Toobz Muir painting when I saw it. His work is so unique. You might remember some of his stuff I've shown you HERE

About this one, taken from his website:
"Wingless takes flight"

Concept: Children teaching little birds how to take flight before they realize that they already have the power to leave the nest. 2010

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I'll show you more of the wall next week!

Anon Muralist Hits Grandin

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Reid's Furnishings . 1324 Grandin Road . Roanoke . 24015

Apparently this artist and the village of Grandin wants this artist's work to be kept on the down-low...I have combed through Google and can't find a thing...I showed you a similar mural HERE a few years ago and couldn't find out anything then either...oh well...whatever!

Have a happy Monday!

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The Phoenix

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The Phoenix . 813 5th St SW . Roanoke . 24016

This mural of a Phoenix is painted on the Phoenix building by Scott "Toobz" Noel...I've shown you more of his work HERE ...The Phoenix is a music venue.

In other news...who else is tired of being cold? This weather...it has been a COLD last few days. Spent a freezing day at a track meet on Saturday with such strong winds that made it so much worse...I thought we were just about done with the cold but now we have rain and low 60's for the whole week...fun :( Monday's are so much better when they aren't cold!

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A Pretty Welcome To Southeast

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Tazewell Avenue Southeast . Roanoke

Recently I had parked near this underpass to walk downtown...I had never noticed the murals before because honestly I usually use the parking garage and you don't really get a view of this side from there. I stood on the corner and snapped a photo for Monday Mural and really wanted to walk under the bridge for more pictures but it was getting late in the day and I wanted to get home before rush hour hit...so researching the mural for the artist and info I found THIS STORY written by a resident of Southeast and not exactly a supporter of the tax payer's money that was being spent to have this mural put up when his city is full of crime, what's a mural going to do to help? I completely see his point...then I also found THIS STORY on the mural and the artist and the whole project...I don't know, it looks nice but then it seems rather silly when your dodging bullets and the council members think art is the answer?

Humanufacturing

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Greenway Storage . 1306 8th Street SW . Roanoke . 24015

I showed you the mural on the front of this storage space last week RIGHT HERE and I told you I would come back and show you the other side! This one was done by the same artist, Scott "Toobz" Noel. The title is "Humanufacturing" and the concept is "small and large business working together to build for a better future."

For more on his work, you can visit his website HERE

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The Great Heron

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Greenway Self Storage . 1306 8th Street SW . Roanoke (Wasena)

"The Great Heron" Concept: Remembering the delicate lives that build our ecosystem. 2013

This was created by Scott "Toobz" Noel...I have shown you some of his work HERE ...the other side was also painted by him but both were so different that I decided to split them up and show 1 this week and the other next week :)

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First day of spring break and it's going to be 80 out! Getting some things done around here then off to buy some flowers to plant!

Have a great day!

Pineapple

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Just a random pineapple sighting in Lynchburg.

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Oats & Berries

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Lynchburg

If you stopped by for Willy Nilly Friday 5 I am sorry to leave you hanging like that! I got sooo sick Wednesday night, ugh...first Braden came down with it and then me...is this going around where you live too? It's just awful! We are both just beginning to feel better...So back to blogging :)

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The Halloween Room @ The Biltmore House

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Over the weekend Christian went to the Biltmore House in Asheville, NC with his girlfriend Madeline and her family. These murals were painted down in the basement which is known as the "Halloween Room". Madeline took these and sent them to me. Who would have thought there'd be murals like these painted in the Biltmore House?! Linking with Monday Murals and Mersad's Through My Lens
For info on the Halloween Room Click Here

Parking Garage

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These cut outs brighten up a boring old parking garage on Campbell Avenue . Roanoke

It sure is hard getting back into the routine after a nice 5 day weekend!

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Dolphins & What Monday Feels Like

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Smithsonian National Zoo . DC

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an Orangutan @ the National Zoo goofing around...I felt the same way this morning when my alarm went off...

Welcome to Roanoke

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Downtown Roanoke...

photobombed...that's my oldest son Christian!

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School starts tomorrow...boo!

Painted Trash Cans

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Hollins University . Roanoke

Don't these just add a little fun to taking out the trash?!

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A Few Murals & The Streets Of Zihua

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One afternoon we took a taxi from our hotel in Ixtapa to Zihuatanejo:

Actually we rented a car and Nick did a lot of driving around Ixapa/Zihua but sometimes we just didn't want to deal with finding a parking spot in Zihua so we'd take a taxi. Very easy to get one from our hotel and very cheap. Plus driving in Mexico is very daunting...there aren't any actual marked lanes and people just cut in and out of traffic like crazy people! Needless to say I did NOT drive!

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