Public art encompasses any form of art you see in a public place, large or small, statues, murals, graffiti, gardens, parks, etc. The art should be visible from streets, sidewalks, or outdoor public places. Let your imagination and photographic eye show us diverse samples all over the world.
Last week for PPAC #25, Cee had a marvelous response from all of you. I want to say thank you to each of you for joining along in our challenge. Here are the featured bloggers for this week. Their posts really grabbed our attention. They are all worthy of a second or third look and a comment or two!
FEATURED BLOGGERS
| GERIATRI’X’ PHOTO GALLERY |
| PHILOSOPHY THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHY |
| JOURNEYS WITH JOHNBO |
| EAT, PRAY, LIVE |
| MARINA OWENS |
My Choices for PPAC #26 Hosier Lane
In my last two PPAC posts I’e been sharing my 2016 walk down Hosier Lane in Melbourne with fellow blogger, the Eternal Traveller. As things change there from day to day, it probably looks so different now. Since these are some of my very favorite murals, I’m sad that they probably are gone.
I’m not sure what’s going on in this picture, but it looks like someone does when their sunburn is peeling off. However, with painters, they can make thing look 3-D, so maybe that’s part of the Hosier look.
My first picture of this young woman is my original photo. I played with it, and she became a little edgier. Which do you prefer, soft and waif-like or edgy?
This picture had almost a camouflage look about it when I first saw it. I hardly saw the picture. You can see how much lighter and cloudier it is than the other paintings on the lower level. After sharpening it up a little and playing with the contrast and colors, she is much easier to see.
What I love the most in these last two paintings are their eyes.
Updates for Natalie’s Weekend Coffee Share
- I had the privilege of having lunch with John Steiner – PhotosbyJohnbo and his wife today. It’s such a delight to meet fellow bloggers in person and learn how much you have in common. I always learn a lot, too, and that’s my goal in life.
- I’m on my last leg of my four-month pickleball accident ordeal. I had an appointment with a pulmonologist – if you need a great one, I recommend Dr. Seth. I still have “uncontrolled inflammation” in my lungs, and will start using a steroid inhaler and taking Allegra for a while. I have one more surgery to remove clots in my left leg next Friday – my sixth and what I hope is my last.
- A friend is visiting us starting tomorrow for a week from California. She has NEVER been to AZ, never seen the Grand Canyon or Sedona. This is going to be a fun week with lots of photo opportunities. I can’t wait.
- My neighbor and I had brunch on Thursday and planned a progressive dinner for our neighbors scheduled for December 19th.
- Pickleball friends are hosting an elephant gift party on Dec. 21st.
- Manny is going to Florida in January and Vince and I are headed for the opposite coast to California.
Upcoming and Ongoing
December Story Chat is well on the way with over 70 views, 32 likes and 40 comments. Come enjoy Cathy Cade’s Christmas story, “On the Streets” about a young street performer. She loves your comments and likes!
Challenge Interview Series. This week I heard from Bushboy, Brian Dodd. His interview will be coming up soon. If you haven’t seen his photos take a look at his website. and enjoy bits of Australian life. He hosts Last on the Card.
I also had a Zoom chat on Monday night with four amazing women, Deb, Sue, Donna, and Jo, who have started a new Challenge cleverly named, “What’s on Your Bookshelf.” That interview will come up after the new year.
#WQWWC 52– Writer’s Quotes Wednesdays Writing Challenge: The topic this week is Festive – Celebrating. This is my milestone 1,400th post and one year of WQWWC! So, celebrate with me. This post goes perfectly with the Lens-Artist Photo Challenge – Celebrating and Sunday Stills – Christmas Song Lyrics. You don’t have to limit yourself to Christmas or even winter holidays. Just pick times you have been festive. It’s a great chance to share pictures and stories of family gatherings, parades, or other celebrations. The only requirement is to include at least one quote with your post. Songs count as quotes – by the way. 🙂
Now it’s your turn.
Take us for a spin around your world to see the public art you love and tell us your stories if you like.
Marsha Ingrao - Always Write 
I love that first dog mural, looks so real
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He’s a cutie, isn’t he, Alison? Have a wonderful holiday season.
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Thanks Marsha you too 🎅
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Love it. We used to have koi, and they jumped out of the pond all the time.
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Hi Marsha
Wow, that’s some collection of dynamic, vibrant murals you’ve presented this week! And I adore the focus on the eyes. The eye in the dog is adorable, so warm and beseeching that I want to give that good doggie a hug and tummy scritch.
Here’s my PPAC #26 offering for this week:
https://babsjeheron.wordpress.com/2021/12/15/beautiful-great-blue-heron-contortionist/
Best, Babsje
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Ruff, ruff! 🙂
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Interesting murals!
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Thank you Aletta! 🙂
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Lovely murals!
https://mariawijk.wordpress.com/2021/12/14/ppac-26-flowers-lighting-up-the-street/
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Thank you, Maria. Your bright flowers made a lovely entry as well. 🙂
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Hi Marsha,
Here is my entry for the week. Enjoy.
https://ceenphotography.com/2021/12/13/ppac-26-at-christmas-at-nightime/
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Awesome post. 🙂
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The eyes of the first dog photo reminds me of my dog. So cute!
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That makes them even more adorable doesn’t it?
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They’re fabulous Marsha! Good thing you took pics if they are gone!!!! 💖💖💖❤️❤️
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The big one up high is still there, I understand from Teresa “My Camera and I.”
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Oh that’s so great to know!! 💖💖
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🙂
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These murals are great examples of public art Marsha and your editing gave them all a lift in my opinion. It was great to meet you over zoom this week!
Hoping all goes well with medical appointments coming up. Take care x
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Thanks, Deb. I enjoyed our meeting as well. I’m sure your book club meeting went well, too. You are such a fun group. I love that you cook together.
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One of the charms of murals are their transcient nature. I also feel sad to learn that some of my favourite ones around the Brick Lane area in London are replaced (I follow Debbie at Travel With Intent to get my London fix), but am glad to know that new art has replaced them.
Cheering you on as you continue to recover & recuperate! Sending you lots of positive energy.
P/S How is Manny getting to Florida if you are headed to Cali?
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Hi Ju-Lyn, I follow Debbie, too, but I don’t use my reader too much. Only two of my friends’ posts come right to my comment box. That makes them easier to read, but I have no idea how that happened. LOL
Manny travels in a box. I go by plane. He doesn’t need me to travel with him. He has been all over the world from Europe to Australia. He hasn’t been to Asia, South America or Africa yet.
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I don’t use my reader either – not quite sure why though.
Safe & happy travels to you all!
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I don’t use it much, only when I’m all caught up with my comments and I can’t get to my computer. I would like to know why two of my friends’ posts show up in my comment box, though. I actually like that, and don’t know how to make it happen for more people.
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I’m not sure how that happens too. Maybe it’s a setting we can turn on in the Comments tab.
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I checked there and increased the number of days from 100 to 300.
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that’s a shame to think that some of those murals might no longer be there. I wonder how the artists feel about that?
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I’d be sad. I imagine they expect it since they painted over someone else’s work. They probably take lots of photos and have a portfolio.
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I guess if they know it’s coming/going, it’s not as bad…
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We could send out a survey. 🙂
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🙂
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These are fabulous – that must be such a rich area for street art! I love the vibrancy of the first one and the subtlety of the last 🙂 The one you think looks like sunburn is surely just a dog (or goat???) bursting through something or simply surrounded by a starburst? Although why a dog is smoking a cigarette while saying Merry Christmas I have no idea 😆
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Totally forgot to say that I’m taking you to my ‘second home’ today: https://www.toonsarah-travels.blog/the-art-on-the-tyne/
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I loved this post. It took me a while to go through and enjoy each piece, then back again to see what I missed. The needle is soooooo amazing. 🙂
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Thank you for that Marsha, I’m happy you enjoyed it that much!
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I did indeed. 🙂
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I guess in Melbourne cigarettes must be the symbol for holiday cheer! LOL I think the sunburned one is a dog and the smoking hot one is a goat. 🙂 I didn’t give the cigarette a second thought, and I’ve never smoked.
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Very colourful.
https://linsdoodles.wordpress.com/2021/12/11/ppac-26/
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Gorgeous fountain. 🙂
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More lovely street art. I keep thinking I must take pictures of ours but I’m always late wherever I go.
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I know that feeling, and you are so busy. I’d love to see them, though! When you get a moment, we’re always here. 🙂
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There’s a haunting quality to the last one, Marsha, and I love that dog’s knowing look. It must be suppertime!
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Hi Jo, I imagine it is always suppertime for him. He eats so much he is bursting at the seams. LOL. I wonder what he knows that we don’t?
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🤣💕
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Amazing murals from your time in Australia, Marsha,and very well photographed! And how fun to meet up with John and his wife! Back in October, we were thisclose to meeting up in Spokane. Thanks for the festive shout-out, as well. Glad you are feeling better and getting on with the holidays.
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Hi Terri, Thank you for the kind words. Compared to most of the photographers, I feel like an amateur. Cee is teaching me how to correct some of the many mistakes I make in Bridge, and that makes me feel much better about my photos. The ones I can’t fix are the blurry ones. A friend of mine is staying with us this week. So I’m squeezing time to answer comments, but I won’t get to my WQWWC until night time. I’ll try to connect again to all my regular challenges, like Sunday Stills in that post. 🙂 Hope you are having a wonderful holiday season. Are you glad you stayed home? I think that was so smart. 🙂
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Oh, enjoy your friend, Marsha! Sounds like fun. Link up when you can and I will look forward to your WQW as that will be my last one until post again on Jan 9th. We are definitely staying home but we wouldn’t have left until after Christmas. Two of the places we would have stayed are both unavailable, so “no room at the inn.” It’s all good! We may try to do a spring road trip closer to Easter to include that week off from subbing.
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That sounds like a time to find better traveling weather. I sure hope you keep AZ on your trip itinerary! 🙂 I need my Terri and Hans fix! 🙂
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We think so and AZ is definitely on the short list!
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Yay! 🙂
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I love the first dog so much! And the last one, you did well to bring it out. That eye!
I’ve got some sadness for you today, but it’s beautifully done. Let it never be repeated.
https://manjameximexcessive6.wordpress.com/2021/12/11/ppac-piran-4-safet-zec/
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Your post is beautiful, Manja. Sadness is part of life as you pointed out.
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Thank you, Marsha. It is so, and we can’t do a thing.
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That is so true. If we weren’t sad when bad things happen, or we have losses, how human would we be. And no one would have a chance to be there for us, either.
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The edgy one wins it for me. Congratulations on your milestones, Marsha!
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Thanks, Susan. I like both of them but I wondered after I changed it some, if I didn’t like the softer one better. Since I see softer because of life-long nearsightedness and it seems that glasses never sharpen things enough, it seems more like what I see. 🙂 Thanks for commenting, Susan. Let’s get together by Zoom after the holidays. We get back from CA mid-January. How does that sound?
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Sorry for the late reply, I’ve been away from WP since early Dec. The Zoom thing sounds great, hopefully we can find a time that works for us both. Failing that, we’ve got a week off in mid-February. I hope you have a great time in CA! Oh and, Happy New Year!
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Thanks, Susan. I changed my mind and I’m staying home. Too many flight cancelations and COVID bugs flying around right now. I decided to play it cautious. I’ll enjoy Manny’s trip to FL vicariously.
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That’s a shame, but I fully understand. I haven’t been on a bus since February 2020, and I don’t see me getting on one for at least another year or two. Oh, I hope Manny has a great time.
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Manny is so excited to be living again. He’s been at home during the Pandemic just like everyone else. 🙂
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That is some fantastic artwork, Marsha 👏 I think the edgier pic wins; the details are more apparent 😃
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So husband and wife agree! Fabulous! 🙂
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Shared brain cell 😂
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LOL! How lucky!
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That boy is my fave and you really wouldn’t notice it if you don’t look up. Lucky this one is still there because it really is hard to paint over it. There are so many new ones now as I just went there today. Will be posting it in soon.
Here is mine for this week.
https://mywanderings.travel.blog/2021/12/11/holiday-mood/
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Crazy, I thought it was a girl! I’m glad the picture is still there. It is so amazing. Thanks for letting me know. 🙂
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These are amazing!
Here is mine:
https://photographias.wordpress.com/2021/12/11/ppac-glasgow-8/
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Thanks, always, Sofia. Yours is so colorful. I love Glasgow.
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😀
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Love the collection of faces.
Great pair of eyes!
Thank you so much Marsha for featuring my blog post.
Take care of your health.
And enjoy fully your busy December schedule.
Glad you could meet fellow blogger John S.
A wonderful feeling indeed!
Wishing a happy Christmas and a peaceful & Healthy New Year 2022
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Thank you so much, Philo. We had a great time. I asked his wife, who was pretty quiet, if she minded us talking shop so much. She was very gracious, but all the time, she was taking pictures, so I have a feeling they are very much a team in all this blogging as well as in life. 🙂
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Glad you met a lovely couple.
Nothing like couples being photographers and together they form a great understanding pair.
Glad you all enjoyed each other’s company
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Thank you Philo for your lovely comment. Wished you lived close. 🙂
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Most welcome Marsha.
Always wonder…what the feelings are… and how the feelings will be … when we happen to meet a blogger friend in real world.
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It feels like you have been friends for a long time. John and I had chatted on Zoom once, too during his interview. 🙂
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Thank you Marsha.
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Here is TravelwithAli’s entry for the week.
https://travelswithali.com/2021/12/10/cottesloe-sculptures-ppac-26/
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Thanks, Cee. How are you doing today?
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Hi Marsha, Amazing works by the artists, especially the last one.
Here’s my entry: https://natalietheexplorer.home.blog/2021/12/10/delightful-holiday-displays/
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Isn’t that something? Amazing!
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Thank you Marsha for sharing your updates with #weekendcoffeeshare. I look forward to seeing your photos from your friend’s visit. Grand Canyon is amazing. All the best with your next surgery.
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Thanks, Natalie. Turns out she wants to wait on the Grand Canyon. She’s ready to come back, there’s so much to do and see here. 🙂
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Hi, Marsha – These murals are truly stunning. The last image had me staring at it for quite some time. I love how subtle and understated it is. Thank you for sharing these.
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Thanks, Donna! I love that one, too.
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Thanks
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Fantastic murals.
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Thanks Sadje.
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You’re welcome
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Beautiful set of public portraits!!!
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Thanks, John. Great to meet you both today.
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We enjoyed lunch as well! Hope your other meeting went well.
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It did. The doctor was super nice, and seems really knowledgeable. My lungs have uncontrolled inflammation, but treatable. So, more medicine and tests to try to clear them up. It’s kind of a relief to know what’s wrong.
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Glad to hear it’s something that can be treated. I know from experience that it’s good when they know what the problem is. Here’s hoping for a quick and effective treatment regimen.
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Thanks, John. Have a great week. Our friend is coming from CA today, so I may or may not be by on Sunday this week. If not, I’ll catch your posts after she leaves.
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Ok
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