[Leica] Friday Follies

[Nathan Wajsman]

Of the murals, I like the last one best. But my overall favourite is the mailbox. I hope those “weird” people will be able to resist the gentrification.

Cheers,
Nathan

Nathan Wajsman
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> On 30 Jul 2022, at 11:46, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
> 
> Greetings to all.  This week is all about walking about Austin.  The first
> image is from a retaining wall across from St. Edwards College:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Austin+Signs/stay+fierce_001.jpg.html
> 
> Normally this mural is covered by plants but the garden center cleaned up
> the growth one day:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Austin+Signs/Garden+center+office+mural+facing+Congress.jpg.html
> 
> You saw this image before when it was on a fence blocking sight lines to a
> downtown hotel.  The hotel commissioned another mural and painted over the
> original copy.  Some artist moved it to a fence blocking a residential
> construction sight:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Austin+Signs/copy+image+moved+from+Congress+to+1st.jpg.html
> 
> South Austin is a weird place.  South Austin refers to land bordered by the
> lake to the north, Ben White Blvd to the south, I-35 to the east and maybe
> the main line railroad that bisects Austin.  We are in the midst of
> building mid 7 figure houses and significant commercial building and yet we
> have long time residents being weird:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Austin+Signs/cat+on+mailbox+stage.jpg.html
> 
> Bouldin Creek cafe continues to provide visually interesting graphic images:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Austin+Signs/Bouldin+Creek+door.jpg.html
> 
> Just a nice graphic on a possibly vacant building:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Austin+Signs/2424+1st.jpg.html
> 
> All the best.
> 
> -- 
> Don
> don.dory at gmail.com
> 
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