Showing posts with label mural. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mural. Show all posts

Thursday, January 28, 2010

exterior decor


I took this pictures this morning on my walk. I love walking around the back of buildings. My secret ambition is to be a graffiti artist.


Graffiti Instincts - Tilt

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Sunday, September 14, 2008

hockey


yesterday I was at a confernece, this morning, church, of course, and a church concert this evening. So I went geocaching this afternoon. The clues for the co-ordinates were in ten murals. I had tie to acculmulate the clues, but i stillhave yo find the cache. Here is one of the murals. It seems that this celebrated hockey team was in the 1920s. Of course, they still play hockey here, but this particular team produced the NHL champions.

Thursday, September 11, 2008

Sussex Ginger Ale


There used to be a soft drink bottling company in Sussex. The ginger ale was very good. They still sell Sussex Ginger Ale in the Maritimes, but it is no longer made here. The lime rickey was also really good.
It all started when a regular well was drilled in town and it turned out to be an exellent source of mineral water. The mascot was Gurgles, the clown. I'm sorry that I missed him.

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

The Merchants of Sussex




I snapped this on my way back from Timmy's this morning. I had had an hour and a half cup of coffee with a parishioner. This mural is down a lane, so I couldn't stand back far enough to get it all in one shot. Sussex grew from a small village to being the service centre for the county. On Wednesday afternoons the shops closed and many went to the Sussex race track. These were, of course, the same folks that went to church on Sunday. Why not?

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

cow town


This is a rich valley filled with dairy herds, which have been the mainstay of the economy. And look, it turned sunny this afternoon! This is the second in the series of murals.

Monday, August 11, 2008

mural #1


Sussex bills itself as the "Mural Capital of Atlantic Canada" There are 26. This is the first in the "Official Guide". There was a provincial exhibition in 1861 and this hall was built for the grand show, but it was never used again and was later torn down: a singular lack of foresight.