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03/12/2022 Comic Book Store

I have to admit I’m not a big comic book fan. But I’m willing to go shopping for other people if you are. If you think I can find something out here that you can’t find locally, send me a message and I’ll try. I was blown away by how many comic book stores there are here! (Sadly, one I checked on yesterday has a lock-out for non-payment of rent notice on its door).

At any rate, as I took this photo I thought the pigeon was eyeing me suspiciously. And when I see my reflection in the glass, I think I know why! What strange looking being is this?

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3/10/2022 Record Store

Not a very interesting storefront, but definitely a record store! As I stood outside to take the photo, the booming of the bass from what they were playing inside was vibrating in my soul!

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3/10 Part B

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3/10 Part A

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Part B for today. This mural is at the Stanton Street Bridge which is the crossing point to/from Mexico. It’s called “ElPasoPortAll” – a play on words with Portal being a word for door and Port (for) all hoping that the port of entry (that’s what they call it) truly is for all. The area around the bridge is starting to come back to life now that the COVID restrictions on crossing have been lifted somewhat.

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Part B today

Everywhere I turn around here, I see more murals. This is a huge one right near the port of entry.

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Part A today

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3/9/2022 Art Gallery

I rode all the way downtown in strong headwinds in order to take a photo of the City Art Museum. While down there I saw even more murals than I had in the past plus some sculptural pieces that were pure delight.

But in the end, I couldn’t stop thinking about the outdoor gallery of art that captures the heart and soul of this city. Painted on freeway pylons, these murals cover so many aspects of the unique El Paso culture. There are even “older works” on the pylons of the earlier freeway that are being preserved. Of course, since it’s a huge park, I can’t get them all, but this photo gives you a taste. The first work is “El Chuco” which is a slang word for El Paso. It refers to the zoot suit and low rider culture that is an amalgamation of American and Mexican cultures.

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@Nadine 217864 wrote:

3:7/22 Dominion Hills, in front of 970 NPatrick Henry Drive

I saw this cutie under a tree on my way home yesterday. I go home this way ALL THE TIME and I’d never noticed it before! It’s literally a block from my house!

That’s one of the things I love about Freezing Saddles — the games encourage us to look at our environment with completely different eyes! Nice that you have a LFL so close you can help stock/scavenge for good books to read!

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Part B for today. All of a sudden the bus shelters near my mom’s house are getting all dolled up with art. Very exciting to see. There are more photos in my strava feed so you can see details, but this is the ‘money shot’ with the bike.

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Part A today. This is the entrance arch at a local fitness center and water park. I think it might be lit up at night so I’ll have to go back to check it out later.

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3/8/2022 Coffee Shop

Lovely local coffee shop with excellent baristas, friendly atmosphere and delicious specialty — “Hawaiian Latte”. So sweet and so good!

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@karenbikes2@gmail.com 217843 wrote:

Charter #90060
Eagle Scout Project
21660 N Sterling Blvd, Sterling VA 20164
Lat: 39.016414 Long: -77.3886157

Sadly forgot to bring any books with me today as this LFL could use them. It was a mess when I arrived and I straightened it up. All adult books, about half of which were travel relevant. I’m planning to return with a good number of kids books. The LFL is located in Gwen Thompson Briar Patch Park which has a large playground. There were dozens pre-schoolers there today since it was so warm.

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That’s a great park. Thanks for straightening up! If you find any Spanish-language books to stock with, I think they’d be very welcome in that part of Sterling.

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Part B for today

The Irving Schwartz library has been closed for some repairs and renovation. Supposedly it will re-open tomorrow but I didn’t want to wait to get this photo when people would see me lying on the ground. Shades of Boomer.

This hanging work is called Helix Nebula and is by Michele Gutlove. One picture shows the top tube on my bike. The other shows the work more in focus. You can’t have everything in one photo, right?

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Part A for today.

This sculptural piece, called Oasis Sombrio, is by Brad Goldberg, and it looks like jelly beans. The idea is that when the trees are fully grown, they will create a nice shady resting space outside the recreation center and water park.

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