Duck Magic

Look what Sherrie found in Vermillion Bay, Ontario.

Artist: B.H. Penner - Photo © Sherrie Yager
Artist: B.H. Penner – Photo © Sherrie Yager

OMG! A baby duck rides on his mommy!

Artist: B.H. Penner - Photo © Sherrie Yager
Artist: B.H. Penner – Photo © Sherrie Yager

Thank goodness the fishermen aren’t fishing for ducks!

Artist: B.H. Penner - Photo © Sherrie Yager
Artist: B.H. Penner – Photo © Sherrie Yager

Thank you Sherrie darling!

Artist: B.H. Penner - Photo © Sherrie Yager
Artist: B.H. Penner – Photo © Sherrie Yager

Pics taken by Sherrie Yager, on September 7, 2014

Vermillion Bay, Ontario, Canada

Majestic Moose

Look what Sherrie found in Vermillion Bay, Ontario.

Artist: B.H. Penner - Photo © Sherrie Yager
Artist: B.H. Penner – Photo © Sherrie Yager

Sherrie found this  while on vaycay in the Lake of the Woods area, pretty much in the middle of nowhere. One more mural to come! Thank you Sherrie darling!

Artist: B.H. Penner - Photo © Sherrie Yager
Artist: B.H. Penner – Photo © Sherrie Yager

Pics taken by Sherrie Yager, on September 7, 2014

Vermillion Bay, Ontario, Canada

Aiko – Miami Eleven

Aiko, a Japanese artist living in Brooklyn, painted this in 2009 w/ a little help from her girlfriends.

Artist: Aiko
Artist: Aiko – Photo © Norman Orenstein

Aiko spent days making stencils in prep for this wonderful piece.

Artist: Aiko
Artist: Aiko – Photo © Norman Orenstein

Thanks again to Norman for the gift of Street Art!

Artist: Aiko
Artist: Aiko – Photo © Norman Orenstein

From “Wynwood Walls”

Pics taken February 25, 2014 – Miami, Florida

A Brush with History

Bill Webb (BW Thoughts) sent this gorgeous historical mural from Ottawa, Illinois, U.S.A.

Photo @ Bill Webb
Photo © Bill Webb

As I have often had to do, Bill shot the mural in segments. Here are the segments from left to right.

Photo @ Bill Webb
Photo © Bill Webb

 Bill wrote:

“If you ride the I&M canal out from Chicago to the end,  about 80 miles in you come to Ottawa ( named after the Indian word for trade )”

Photo @ Bill Webb
Photo © Bill Webb

“it is at the conflux of three rivers, and the canal goes through there( built in 1848 ), but as far back as the 1600’s the French traders settled here and traded furs with the Indian tribes of the region.”

Photo @ Bill Webb
Photo © Bill Webb

 “The rivers were marshy and prone to flooding, so when the canal was built, little towns began to sprout up along the route, and goods and people began to flow West.   In many ways this town is still a sleepy place that mirrors small town America at its best.”

Photo © Bill Webb
Photo © Bill Webb

Bill (BW Fiction), thank you for the pics of this wonderful mural, and the thoughts to go with it!

 Pics taken May 31, 2014