Prescott Downtown Series
This week I’m celebrating time spent with my blogging friend, Janet from This That and The Other Thing. It’s always a thrill to spend time with other bloggers. It’s even more of a thrill when they want to come to see me and we can roam through Prescott taking pictures for our blogs. Thanks to all of you who said hi on Janet’s blog. Wish you all could have come, too. We had a great time.
LAST WEEK’S FABULOUS BLOGGERS
Last week for PPAC #52, I had fun responses from all of you. With all the other challenges, even public and street art, I thank all the bloggers who participate in the Photographing Public Art Challenge. Please honor these bloggers with your visits this week.
- BRASHLEY PHOTOGRAPHY
- GERIATRI’X’ FOTOGALLERY
- HEAVEN’S SUNSHINE
- EAT, PLAY, LIVE
- JUNK BOAT TRAVELS
- MY CAMERA & I
- NATALIE THE EXPLORER
- NOW AT HOME
- PHILOSOPHY THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHY
- PICTURES IMPERFECT
- TOURING MY BACKYARD
- TRAVEL WITH ME
- TRAVELS WITH ALI
- WIDE EYED WONDERINGS
IT’S EASY TO PLAY ALONG WITH #PPAC
- There is no weekly theme even though my post has a theme with murals, statues, fountains, scrap art, graffiti, store windows, seasonal displays, car or art shows, artistic construction, or even artistic neighborhood decor. Photograph the public art that is available to you.
- Art should be freely visible from a public street, freeway, or walkway or inside a publicly accessed building like a library. If you pay, it’s not public.
- Photographers should have free access of use for their photos – no copyrights by the artists.
- The challenge starts every Friday at 9:00 a.m. Phoenix Time and it ends on Thursday at noon.
- Write a post on your blog, publish it, and include a link back to my weekly post not my page preferably in a comment. Sometimes pingbacks are missed. See how to create pingbacks here.
- Take time to visit other PPAC participants throughout the week. I recommend visiting at least two or three other participants in the community and leaving them a comment.
- Have fun! Art is to be enjoyed!
For More Ideas about PPAC…
These early-bird participants might give you some great ideas about something you’ve never thought about as public art or how to photograph it.
- YOUR BLOG POST GOES HERE
- BRASHLEY PHOTOGRAPHY
- EAT, PLAY, LIVE
- GERIATRI’X’ FOTOGALLERY
- LIN’S DOODLES
- MY CAMERA & I
- PHILOSOPHY THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHY
- ROBERT’S SNAP SPOT
- WIDE EYED WANDERINGS
- WOOLLY MUSES
My Choices for PPAC #53 Prescott Blogger Meet-Up
Janet and I didn’t have an agenda other than to take pictures of doors and public art and for Janet to see some of the Prescott sights. She couldn’t have come at a better time to get out of the Phoenix heat. It’s monsoon season in Prescott, the former Arizona capital, “Everybody’s Hometown,” and the “Home of the World’s Oldest Rodeo.”
Janet wanted to see some of the first homes of Prescott. So we drove down Mt. Vernon St. also known as the Senator’s Highway. The entire street decorates for Halloween and Christmas but these homeowners also decorated for July 4th and Rodeo Week.
“I think those rodeo-lovin’ humans are gonna get a cool surprise when they sit down on the red chairs.”
“Ha ha ha, bulls won’t be the only critters seeing red, huh Josie?”
We chatted with a 93-year-old resident standing out on her broad front porch ready to watch the rain come down on us. The drop size increased and we thought it might be wise to get back in the car. We drove up the street to check out the rest of the homes. Before I could find a safe place to turn around, we were at Goldwater Lake. Wednesday is free parking at all the Prescott parks. So we lucked out again.
Coming back into town, we took a few more pictures of the historic homes. Then we headed out of town on Highway 69 to check out Lynx Lake to take some more pictures.
When I turned onto the road to get back to Highway 69, we drove until I wondered why it was taking so long to get back to Costco. Lucky that we went that way or we never would have found the original Mary Kay car.
Times must have been tough being a door-to-door or party salesperson in those wild-west days.
Ongoing on Always Write
- July Story Chat, “Not a Proper Job” by another new (to us) author, Philip Cumberland AKA Fenlandphil’s Blog goes live July 5th
- WQW #24 (Writer’s Quotes Wednesdays) – “Transportation – Whatever Floats” The only rule is to have at least one quote in your post about the topic. Remember a song can be a quote, too. Then just post a story, poem, or pictures that tie into and respond to your quote or quotes. The last day to post links is Tuesday at 12:00 noon Phoenix time.
Now it’s your turn.
I hope you are inspired to find your own unique art as you travel around with your camera this week, or rummage through your archives. Feel free to double dip and support your own favorite challenges along with PPAC.
Marsha Ingrao - Always Write 
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