Sonora + Silhouette

In addition to the black and white photo mural portraits that I've posted this week, the main library was also decorated with this bold silhouette. It's framed with the distinctive red "Sonora" sculpture that occupies the plaza. In the background is Tucson's iconic courthouse dome.

Smiling welcome ~

This beautiful smiling girl mural covers a huge expanse of the Valdez Main Library's south facing entrance. It is another in the series of Youth Farm Project photos that decorates downtown for another few weeks. Scroll back 2 days to find the time lapse video of this amazing mural installation!

Hard to beat beet ~

Here's another image from the fun Youth Farm Project murals that are decorating the exterior walls of the Joel Valdez Main Library on Stone. Mighty big beet! Check yesterday's post for a fun video about the installation of these mammoth images.

Youth, healthy living & art ~

The Youth Farm Project has taken photos of their work on the farm and turned the photos into 20' x 20' photos that are now decorating the exterior of the main library downtown. Wow are these great! Watch this fun video of the amazing installation of these massive posters here! The project was partially funded by TPAC and is a collaboration with TEDxTucson. Don't miss the little black dog - he's not 3-dimensional.

Pure Pride ~ Tucson's JTED students

I am delighted to post this photo from site follower Greg D'Anna, Director of Public Relations for Pima County's Joint Technical Education District (better known as JTED). These are Fire Service students retiring the colors at sunset. They can earn certificates in Hazmat, Wildlands, CPR, and First Aid. JTED offers premier hands-on career and technical education programs to high school students. Their motto is "Moving Students to Careers and College." www.pimajted.org

Tree of life? Money tree?

Tucson has been home to Native Americans for thousands of years. Two tribes maintain gambling facilities in the area and here I'm posting the back of the huge electric sign for the Tohono O'odam's Desert Diamond Casino on Old Nogales Highway. It's a beautiful facility all with a Southwestern theme (what else?). I'm curious about the bare branches tree on the non-street side of the sign. A tree of life symbol?
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The All American meal ~

This sign in a downtown restaurant window made me smile because the name of the place is actually "Eat-A-Burger." Burger or hot dog? Have both!