Colorful cowboy boots line the window ledge of an urban boutique. Multiple varieties of succulents sprouted from this fashionable footwear causing me to move in closer and give an impromptu “Project Runway” photoshoot.
Living in Savannah, Georgia means we are just a highway’s drive from Atlanta. Our love for Atlanta was formed from visiting the many neighborhoods there. Thanks to Airbnb we have stayed in many different and diverse places.
The city of Atlanta, Georgia is made up of 243 neighborhoods officially defined by the city. These neighborhoods are a mix of traditional neighborhoods, subdivisions, or groups of subdivisions.
Article, Neighborhoods in Atlanta, Wikipedia
One day Neal and I decided to visit Castleberry Hill. Such a cool mix of urban living and repurposed warehouses and structures. Surprisingly we came across the Castleberry Square Scuplture Garden.
Here we were greeted by many metal and cinderblock works of art.
If you’regoing, don’t leave us home! We coming too!
On our trip to The Great Smokey Mountains National Park, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, we rented a cabin. Well our travelbuddiesdecided to change a friendly game of pool into a photo shot. Such fun!
In 2019, Neal and I spent some time traveling back and forth to Baltimore, Maryland as I was helping care for my father after a diagnosis of prostate cancer. I grew up in Baltimore but never really explored certain areas. We chose the Fells Point area from an Airbnb search. One day walking the neighborhood we passed the Wolfe Street Academy, a children’s school with an odd sculpture in front.
Wolfe Street Academy, Fells Point, Baltimore, Maryland.
In the book, Outdoor Sculpture in Baltimore, The Historical Guide to Public Art in the Monumental City, author Cindy Kelly states, “The audience for this sculpture being so young, James Paulson took his original idea from children’s literature, especially the books of Dr. Seuss. He began with the notion of the family dog that walked the children to school each day and then waited outside the school building until the school day was over and the children came out again. The dog morphed into a gentle prehistoric kind of creature large enough to actually transport the children to school on his back. The bronze creature shown arriving at school with three children stacked across his back is friendly. This very awkward and mysterious creature has wheels that appear to aid in his mobility, but clearly his movement would be slow and deliberate. The creature seems to struggle for his balance as he teeters on the cement-capped brick base at the front door of the school. Paulson did not title his sculpture. He wanted to leave that task to the students.”
Sculpture: Peely Wheely, 1973 Sculptor: James Paulson
