If it's on a wall, it's a mural

 

by Bozik in Kazan, Russia (or is it AI?)

by Peter Day and Jo-Anne Fuller - tribute to William and Henry Mashman, Victoria Pottery of terracotta and stoneware. chimney pots, urns, chicken feeders, bread crocks, storage jars. Mashman Park, Australia

 

Sharing with Monday Murals

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Today's quote:

The essence of real beauty may be gathered from the commonplace, from what lies close around us in life. By learning to appreciate this truth, our lives will doubtless be enriched and ennobled.
       - Jiro Harada, A Glimpse of Japanese Ideals

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The Pet Parade from 2023.I didn't make it to the parade this year. I became quite ill with a fever, and was in bed for 2 days. But I'm better now!

And a reminder that just a month ago our lives were changed forever!

This may look like a simple washed out road. But the water was high enough  to knock out the windows of the stores on the other side of it. This little trickle of water is called the Swannanoa River...well, maybe as much as calf high with maybe as much as 8 -10 feet wide usually. But the combination of two storms turned it into a raging torrent which reached the eves of houses in the unincorporated town of Swannanoa.. So I am glad I have another route to take to get to the grocery store. Whenever this bridge is rebuilt, I can use the Blue Ridge Rd. route again.