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Friday, December 25, 2020

Christmas Morning: Touring Yuma's Murals

 Yuma has commissioned murals and the City is very proud of them.  At 10:00 am Eric and I went looking for them.  






There's no traffic at this time of day.
Everyone is home opening presents.





The first mural is on the







This mural's theme is Environmental Awareness.











The next mural is Flor del Desierto (Desert Flower).  The artist wants people to examine it closely.






Del Sol Market hosts this
mermaid gliding on a 
sea of desert sand.









Clad in desert flowers, she
looks intently at a
 baby Jaguar.














Her lower body is covered
in flowers.  

A small desert bird sits 
among the flowers, on
the right.









Her tail is made of Cacti
with a red desert bird
perched among them.












There are two murals in








Eric & me at the
GREETINGS
FROM YUMA AZ
mural.






There's more art to see along Main Street...






A Great Egret flying over
the Colorado River






Eric & I love art from
repurposed items.

Railroad Bustle














The Historic Yuma mural








Eric points out the
See America
Greyhound
Ghost Sign






A shot of Eric taking a
photo of the stylized
bike rack.








Borderlines Mural shows
young unaccompanied
immigrants





Eric & me with Yuma's
Christmas Tree.









Sculptures outside the









The Tattoo Parlor is closed today.

Eric decides to ink himself...






A sculpture & a mural of
Native American pottery















A photo of us at the fountain





Eric & I leave downtown &
drive back to Suni Sands

Preparations for our Christmas Dinner await...

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