I am trying to get this blog edited and caught up, but for some reason I am unable to access it from my phone.  If I can't figure out a solution to the problem, I am just going to salvage what I can from this blog and start a new one.

Thanks to BOTH my followers on this, and since one of the followers is me,

I hope to see more of you asap on this one.

Christmas Walk

Sunday, Nov 25, 2012 I got to walk with Paul and our dogs Sport and Bootsie. We decided to do the Riverwalk. Here are some of the pics. I will add content later.

Aphrodite

Will write and post later on this. Still sorting my thoughts on this.

Aphrodite

210 W Market Downtown San Antonio



I know this is a little blurry and I apologize. 

The sign reads:

Books are the Home of The American People --Emerson

I am a big architecture buff.  I love looking at older buildings, older signs, unique and unusual signs, etc, etc, etc.

I happen to be walking dowtown today getting an errand done, and happened to look up.  For the past 3 1/3 years that I have been here, most of this building was under wraps by a big construction wall.  I have not been down here in quite some time so was pleased to see the wall was removed. 

While looking at the wall behind the wall, I see this sign. I am also a huge reader, and was wondering what was behind the doors.  I assumed it was an office building, and thought, Eh, I will just go home and google the address to see if I am right.

So, after a long day, and finally having some quiet me time before bed, I remembered the address.

210 W Market is the address that follows the clicks of my keys on the keyboard.

Wow!!  It is not an office building after all. It is:


The Brisco Western Art Museum.

http://www.briscoemuseum.org/

The website focuses alot on the Artists Night Celebration, but no information is available about the hours, rate of admission, etc.  If I do find any of that info, I will be sure to update this blog to reflect that.

So I guess the appropriate and cheesy line to close todays blog is

"Happy Trails to you..."

St. Marys and West Crockett

Will edit when i get home

The Boots

One of my fave sights in San Antonio is at the North Star Mall off the 410 and San Pedro Ave.
It is accessable by Car, and by Bus.  I will edit later to put in the actual bus lines that end up at the North Star Transit for those that follow.

It is the Giant Cowboy Boots.

Installed in 1980 by Bob "Daddy -O" Wade,   The Giant Justins (as they are "officially" titled) was originally created in 1979 in Washington D.C..  They were moved to Texas in 1980.
They are 40 feet tall and 35 feet wide.

Per the info I discovered, again, remains open to edit, Bob Wade is an Austin artist. www.bobwade.com is his site.  I hope you all pop in to see some of his artwork.

I confess, the pics I use here are taken off of Google images as I have not been able to get over there and get the shots myself. 

I have only started researching the boots, so to the best of my knowledge this is the only pair like this in Texas, but per Google images, there was a 2nd pair with a different design shown.  If I find any more on this, I will gladly update my post.

I hope you all enjoyed todays installment.  I don't know when the next post will be, so please add me to your following list, pop in often, and if you have any thing in San Antonio that you would like to see here, on the blog, please let me know.

The River Walk in the morning.

This is my view at Commerce and Alamo while waiting for my bus.

Sights of San Antonio

This blog was inspired by my Mom.  I won't give her name unless she wants me to.

When she was here for her Kick the Bucket Bash this year in Oct 2011, she commented that my sister said I should be a travel agent, and Mom felt she was well taken care of.  (she offered to sneak the bed I made up for her in her suitcase to bring home, lol).

While Mom was here, it dawned on me, that in the 3 years I have been living here, I have come to take for granted the beautiful sights, sounds, and suprises that San Antonio has to offer.

I have decided, that at least once a month (more when time and scheduale permits), that I am going to revisit my new roots.  I am going to go the the usual tourist spots, I am going to find unusual but note worthy spots.  I will be posting pics, I will be telling stories, I will bring you into my world.

If you find you are in San Antonio, let me know.  I would love to meet up with you and show you around the City that I have discovered and decided to call Home.

Please feel free to follow me, follow this blog, and pass word around to all your friends.