This is the weekend of the Main St. Arts Festival here in Fort Worth. Our daughter, son in law and Bean were going to go for a while after Bean's golf lesson so we decided to tag along. A childhood friend of mine was going to be there with his daughter's booth so I thought I would look him up. As luck would have it, I missed him. My fault because he sent me his phone number and I went off and left it at home. I did gift him with this vintage photo of us in my yard on Lee Hall Street. I believe it was about 1959.
I did have presence of mind to take my camera with me so I thought I would share some photos of the evening. Apparently the crowds were lighter last night, probably due to threatening weather, but it was a very good time. I should have shopped but I didn't. They had lovely glass items and pottery that really caught my eye and some black and white sketches. If it wasn't pouring rain and my ankles didn't hurt so much I would venture back down there and buy one of the sketches. The glassware and pottery was completely out of my price range.
Anyway, here is a glimpse of our evening and some architectural interest shots. I tried to do the Don Mangus thing of doing street shots but seriously, the street wasn't that interesting.
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| Beenalina |
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| Our starting point |
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| crowds | |
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| random shot |
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| Daughter -- I lost her in the crowd -- it was like "Where's Waldo" |
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| Iconic Trail Drive mural |
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| One of my favorite old buildings |
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| The Geico Gecko and Beanie |
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| The kiddos spot |
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| The real reason we were there -- Sand Art! |
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| A little more sand art |
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| and still more -- it is a family affair |
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| deciding on which bottle to use |
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| taking it all in |
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| trying to be artistic but it is just wonky -- it was just beginning to get dark |
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| Tarrant County Courthouse |
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| Courthouse |
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| Courthouse |
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| Free! |
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| Panther sculpture -- in addition to being called "Cowtown' we are also called "Panther City"-- I think it has to do with a panther sighting back in the day |
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| Fort Worth street |
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| On a pillar outside the restaurant |
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| Old tile work |
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| Looking up! |
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| Ornate |
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| Evening lights shining |
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| More evening -- the trees all have fairy lights in them and sparkle year round |
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| Again |
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| Entrance to the kids area |
We then had dinner at Cantina Laredo -- yummy chicken and lime cilantro salad -- it was so large I couldn't eat it all!
It was a wonderful evening, a lot of walking and good exercise, beautiful artwork and, if it wasn't raining I would go back but.....next year!
