The colors have been truly spectacular this fall, and the weather has been beautiful too.
This is a shot of my favorite tree in the cemetery at the moment:
Here are my regular buddies across the way - more easily visible now that the trees are going bare:
I found this while walking around Lake of the Isles on Saturday. I always love the way they change depending upon the tree and its exposure.
The ducks are still around.
Some autumn I will go to the Northeastern U.S. to see all the maples.
They really are special.
I popped into Walktoberfest after volunteering today. They had a room for selfies but I prefer to stick with my mirror approach. I love the sculpture garden but inside I can pass on a lot of the pieces. I did enjoy seeing the portrait of T. B. Walker and the screens that let you see how the original museum looked.
Found this sticker on a post outside - does anyone know who is behind these?
Also, I don't know if I ever mentioned it, but in the old Eleanor Pound house I had a gallery of kid art in the laundry room. Today I updated my laundry "room" (it's a closet) with kid art:
Also, I thought I was done ripping out the carpet a month ago and then realized that half the walk-in closet was still carpeted. It was a sad moment but I'm over it now that I got rid of that last piece.
To celebrate I picked up some paint chips so I can see if I might want to paint the floors. The sky's the limit as far as color and there are some special effects you can add into the paint. It's an option I am considering.
Coca-cola is a big deal in Atlanta.
The city has some pretty corners.
I walked around a bit even though I wasn't supposed to.
Not a lot of classical architecture (maybe because we burned it all during the Civil War?)
The Living Walls previously mentioned notwithstanding, not a lot of graffiti or street art.
I forgot to add this into the Center for Puppetry Arts earlier. I liked that place.
I did manage to bring bag a souvenir from Sister Louisa's - I never thought I would add stickers to my laptop but I couldn't resist this one.
Several years ago I interviewed for a job in Hammond, Louisiana. I thought afterwards that I may be able to move to the South or I may be able to move to a small town but I wouldn't be able to move to a small town in the South. After going to Atlanta (first time for me) I can confidently say that I never want to live in the Southern United States. Not my cup of tea.
There's a "Mi Casa Your Casa" theme going on at The High right now, with swings:
I'm finding mirrors come in real handy for taking selfies:
If I had a radio like this I would listen to the radio:
Purissima by Joseph Stella:
If only I had thought to put my bottle caps to artistic use:
The Angel of the Lord, #10,000 by Howard Finster:
Sunday I went to the Center for Puppetry Arts (thanks again, Girl-child, for the tip).
It is a great museum. If you're ever in Atlanta be sure to check it out. Lots of amazing puppets and more to come - they're in the middle of an expansion.
Don't know if I mentioned I've been in Atlanta this week.
First highlight, Sister Luisa's Church Bar:
It was an interesting cultural experience.
The food was simple.
There were a lot of things that came out of churches.
I find that God is a recurring theme in the South.
I squeezed in a selfie.
This is Sister Louisa. Apparently she went to seminary to become a minister but never finished (and now has a bar).
I found some of the Living Walls while walking about (I was told today by a man in a silly hat that I should clear out before dark and get back to my hotel):
He didn't say, "You're not from around here are you?" but he did say something pretty close.
And the original Coca-Cola bottling facility (the building in the foreground). Apparently the World of Coca Cola is a point of interest for tourists here but I did not go.
I did, however, manage to visit the High Museum on Friday night where I saw some American art, mostly modern and some Arts and Crafts:
Like a crochet chair.
Something has gone horribly wrong with the rest of my pictures. After spending over an hour loading pictures I find all of a sudden half of them are not here.
Internet service in my hotel room is dicey. I'll load more pics after I get home.
