Perseverance

Last year, at this time, I posted about a friend who walked  the last part of the Camino de Santiago (125 miles) from Leon to Santiago Spain.

It was quite an amazing fete because you see, not too many years ago, Ernie who is a doctor in West Texas, was badly injured in a biking accident. Seems a little lady, who was past the age of someone who should be driving, hit Ernie from behind while he was biking early one morning.. She said she had a hard time seeing, so she always drove on the shoulder of the road.

Amazingly Ernie did survive and I was delighted to post his daily journal of his walk on this blog, although I never did inquire about the significance of that seashell.

 On Top o Pike's Peak

Well Ernie has just announced that he will walk the Camino again this year (in June) for his 72nd birthday. This time with his 15 year old grandson Eirik. I can't imagine a more wonderful memory for Eirik to have. I by the way have requested to again be on the email list. Stay tuned.

To read the history of this walk go : HERE

Flowers

In the U.S. Each state has a state flower.

In Texas that flower is the Bluebonnet. My little four year old granddaughter, Hannah , was ask to paint a picture of our state flower by her preschool teacher.

If you are thinking her picture doesn't look a lot like a bluebonnet, well consider that

this is the way she usually sees Bluebonnets. ...a field of them blanketing the highway, and her little painting takes on a whole new look.
I like the way she has not only used blue, but specks of white.

Highways in Central Texas in the month of March are something to behold!

Enter

Looking a bit like an entrance that is welcoming you in,

is a mural painted on the side of a small business.

For a look at other murals around the world. Click : HERE

Keepsakes

We visited a friend over in Dallas last night. She is the type of person who has a lot of keepsakes.

She had framed this christening dress that was made by her mother. All four of her children wore it at their christenings.

Hanging below it, is what I thought was so special. She had a baby shoe from her husband, herself and all four of her children attached to a frame.

The Exhibit

On Saturday my girlfriend Betty and I visited The Kimbell art museums newest exhibit.

Although, we needed  a quick lunch first. Ft. Worth has so many Mom and Pop eating places...and this one is an old timer. I am showing it to you because the decor looks like the early 1970's...which it is. It's the type of place you need to know about, since it is tucked in behind a strip shopping center( and you would never find it). You will not, by the way, find it this empty at lunch. They have great chicken salad....I can vouch that it is not made from canned chicken, because I found a bone in mine! I always order the same thing. A scoop and a soup. They will serve the chicken salad on a lettuce leaf with a a small cup of soup on the side... which is plenty for me. Oh by the way, the name of the place is The Lunch Box.

Okay now that we have had lunch...let's go to the museum!

Of all the museums near me in The Culture District....this is my favorite. The Kimbell.

The amazing building...a work of art itself was designed by one of this country's foremost Architects

Lois Kahn (1901-1974)

Kahn who had a different name at birth, was born in Estonia and moved with his family to Philadelphia when he was only five years old. He was educated at The University of Pennsylvania, but since his family was poor he had odd jobs from a very early age. While in college he played piano at the movie theater for silent films.

His buildings are very distinctive, and all are designed for extensive use of concrete. In my opinion I think the Kimbell, that he completed right before his death, was his greatest masterpiece.

He did design many other impressive structures, like The British Art Museum at Yale University and the Salk Institute in California.

The exhibit (about Kahn), showed many of his scale models including this one that proved to be ahead of it's time. This was to be a building in downtown Philadelphia which failed to get approval in the early 1940's!

Khan like so many gifted artists was not the best family man, having three children by three different women...and no divorce.

If you would like to read more about this extraordinary architect go : HERE

The Louis Kahn exhibit,which started this week, will run until June 25th

Kiss the Cow?

Good Morning. It's Monday so it's time for a mural.

Imagine my delight when I spotted this colorful cow on the side of a building, in Fort Worth, Texas yesterday.

Although I was a bit confused by the sign next to it?

To view murals from around the world, go:

*LINK NOT WORKING THIS MORNING>> I WILL LINK WHEN IT IS FIXED
 

Storage

I noticed all kinds of things on our walk along the Trinity River last week.

This office looking building didn't really catch my eye, until I saw the sign. Yep, it's a whole new construction just to house folks cases of wine. Now I ask you, do you buy so many cases of wine that you would need to rent a space to store them? Just wondering...