🦋🦋🦋 Changes have been happening lately: Our buyers pulled out. They were a young couple in Seattle, and I think they got cold feet about moving to Sacramento. So now the condo is on the market again. But the good news is that it is generating interest again. We had one viewer earlier this week and another is coming tomorrow.
🦋🦋🦋 Meanwhile, the airline called to say the flight of one leg of our journey was cancelled and had to be rescheduled to another date. Now - toca madera (touch wood) that it isn't re-scheduled again - we leave here on February 24th instead of 21st. The good news is that there is one stop less.
🦋🦋🦋 So those two things have called for a lot of scrambling — paperwork to cancel the sale, emails to friends in Portugal, new arrangements for dropping off our car to the woman who is buying it, changing the dates of our stay at the B&B, the date of our Covid tests, etc. All of that is done, now, and we had a nice zoom conference with our immigration attorney in Braga, who . . .
💗💗💗 . . . informs us the flat will be ready for us when we arrive: newly painted (she showed pictures, beautiful white walls), basic furniture we asked her to pick out for us - bed, bookshelves, dining table, chairs, sofa, chests - all good. The heating/a/c will be in. And we have changes of clothing in our suitcases until the shipping arrives next month.
So that leaves time for taking more walks around Sacramento (which we have always loved) and taking pictures of more murals and a couple of sculptures. There is quite a range of styles. Enjoy.
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| This is called "Peace" |
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| This stylized dragon is also a bicycle rack. |
The next three murals are all part of the front of the regional transit building on R Street:
I don't remember the name of this building, but it also is on R Street: Cool, huh?
And then the next two walls. The first is in the R Street Corridor. The second is just before the R Street Corridor on the side of the 515 Grocery Store and Deli. It's a sylized ocean/beach scene.
The next three were on S or T Street. All by the same artist and marvelous.
And these last three were somewhere on Q Street (I think). Sorry I can't be more specific, but I vary my walks and then put the camera aside for a couple of days.
I've become addicted to finding new murals. I think they beautify an area so much. How about you? How have you been using your lock-down time? Are there many murals in your town or city? Do you like them? Or do you prefer unpainted walls? (These murals are all samples of artists who take part in "Wide Open Walls" (whose acronym spells — appropriately, I think — "WOW.")
I hope the changes all keep coming together for you.
ReplyDeleteI adore murals. I think they lift an area immeasurably. We are fortunate and my city had a art obsessed Chief Minister. I hope that we get another.
I so agree, E.C. Art on the walls make buidlings and neighborhoods so unique, and it's such a pleasure to see these murals on a walk. Really beautiful art. An outdoor "gallery."
ReplyDeleteWonderful murals! And how exciting to have your new home ready and waiting!
ReplyDeleteHi;, Vicki, yes, and there are so many more that are not within walking distance. I keep thinking we should stop the car to photograph them (but that would be so many stops!) And yes, we are so happy to know our new home is ready to move in - thanks to our wonderful immigration attorney.
ReplyDeleteI sure hope the rest of this goes smoothly for you. Thanks for the photos. I really need to get out more!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Rosi. There haven't been many "bumps" up to now, so we are just rolling with it and keeping our fingers crossed the condo sells and there are no new reschedules. Getting out and about really is restorative. I always feel great afterwards. Take care and stay well.
ReplyDeleteWhat I take from your post (in addition to inspiring art) is that things-they-are-a-changing. Flux seems to be the theme here.
ReplyDeleteBest wishes for safe travels :)
Hi, Mirka, thanks for stopping by. We've been so busy with our "to-do" list that we haven't had time to get excited, but as we near the end of the list, now we are excited. Thanks for the good wishes.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like I may catch you before you leave town, Elizabeth. Too bad about the condo. I hope it sells soon.
ReplyDeleteI love murals and my tiny town (compared to SF) is full of them. I'm just beginning to find them, too.
Have a safe flight and let us know when you arrive, dear.
Thanks for the good wishes, Elizabeth. It's good to see your kind comments once again. I hope your health issues have healed up.
ReplyDeleteYes, I love murals. They do so much to brighten up a place. Meanwhile we are here in Braga, after an eventful departure. (The event was while getting our tickets. A young man turned out to be a guardian angel. I'll post about it soon.