Sunday at the Playground with Henry

We stumbled across these Henry (ryanhenryward.com) murals at the John Stanford School International School. It's one of the places we pass by a lot but never stop to look, let alone wander around the playground, which we did and saw these murals. I like the blue heron, in particular.

Nearby, under the campus parkway (last visited over 3 years ago - see Northeast Campus Parkway Murals), time and tags have taken their toll on what used to be interesting murals. Here a reflection of the wall under the underpass.

Northeast Campus Parkway

Left: Henry: Penguins – Between the Sydney Opera House and the Seattle Space Needle; Right: Henry: Two Birds

Left: Henry Mischievous Hen and Water Balloon; Center: Henry Blue Heron; Right: Henry Aviary from Peking to Pisa?

Henry - For the Birds – Under the Watchful Eye of the Mountain

Empty Chairs

The wicker chair we saw on the way to Zoo Tunes. The 69'ing chairs on the way back from dinner one evening. Both are part of Fremont's Ever-Changing Outdoor Furniture gallery. Makes me think of -- you knew it was coming -- a song by Don McLean called "Empty Chairs". It appeared on his second studio and breakthrough album American Pie.

Morning comes and morning goes with no regret
And evening brings the memories I can't forget
Empty rooms that echo as I climb the stairs
And empty clothes that drape and fall on empty chairs

Sunday Night Graffiti

All of these pieces were in an empty lot located at Dexter Ave N, between Valley St and Roy St. Soon a building will fill the the space and these pieces will be gone.

The Walls and the Calls

The Lot and the Left Behinds

Notable that a Butterfly bush (Buddleja) can grow directly out of cement!