Another Street Mural

I thought I would post another street mural today. This one, on Rosa L Parks Ave, is near the Germantown area of Nashville. I've been wanting to shoot this mural for some time, but never got the chance until last Monday or Tuesday. Unfortunately, it was starting to rain, so I took this photo from the comfort of the car.

As you can probably tell, this is just a small portion of the mural. Once I can hold my camera again, I'll shoot the entire piece so you can see that it depicts Nashville. The portion that is in this photo is of the entrance to Bicentennial Mall, which is about one block away from the mural.

Vanderbilt Mural

On the side of the You Greek, Me Greek store near the Vanderbilt campus is this great mural starring three Vandy coaches. Bobby Johnson (L) is head football coach, while Kevin Stallings heads the men's basketball program. Melanie Bascolmb is coach of the women's basketball program. The mural does change with coaching changes, although these three have been at Vandy for a number of years, so there's been no need to re-paint.

Pinwheels

While we were walking through World Market recently, I saw a display of pinwheels. I love pinwheels. . . pretty pinwheels. In recent years, I've seen huge, plastic pinwheels in arts and ceafts stores. They aren't as nice as the colorful, shiny metallic ones.

Aside: I still have use of only my left hand after shoulder surgery. Thanks for understanding!

Cathedral of the Incarnation

Home to more than 2300 Catholic families, the Cathedral of the Incarnation is on West End Blvd. just west of downtown Nashville. The Cathedral is actually the third cathedral for the diocese: The first, Holy Rosary wa demolished, and the second, St. Mary's, still exists but is too small. Completed in 1914, the church mimics the style of the Roman basilicas and actually is patterned after two churches in Rome, St Martin's (the church itself) and St. Damasse (the belltower). To the left is the church rectory. The school is no longer in use.

The term cathedral comes from the Latin cathedra which means chair or throne. Hence, a cathedral is home to the bishop of a diocese. While the bishop normally does live in a cathedral's rectory and say Mass at the cathedral many times, however, the cathedral does have its own pastor and staff. Included in the staff is Coti, Fr. Patrick Kibby's dog. Any idea how she got her name?

If you would like to read more about the Cathedral history, click here.

Redbuds

I mentioned redbuds the other day, and I thought I would post a photo of the drive at the northside of Bicentennial Mall (above). The redbuds provide a beautiful entrance to the park. What I particularly like about them is that they seem to be growing right on the branches and/or trunk (photo right). Redbuds seem to grow wild here, which makes roadsides very pretty during spring.

I don't know much about redbuds, but if you want to learn more, click here.

Thanks, again, for understanding about my shoulder surgery. I will hopefully be able to type with more than one hand soon.

Flooded River

Please excuse the quality of this photo. I took it through my office window using one hand. BUT! I wanted you to see how the rain we received in Middle TN has affected the Harpeth River. Areas of Middle Tennessee received more than 3 inches of rain yesterday, swelling a number of creeks and small rivers.
The small photo at right is another view of the river.

The cow pasture behind us has a lot of water in it (foreground of photo), and the river has gone over its banks. What you cannot tell from the photos is how swift the current is. I can see it from here, and at times I notice downed tree limbs and such moving along.

Note the vibrant green grass and the green starting to appear on the trees. Spring is here!

Again, I apologize for the quality of the photos. I just wanted you to see how swollen the Harpeth is right now.

Please Note: As I have mentioned, I just had shoulder surgery and don't have use of my right hand since it is in a sling and stationary. I am visiting blogs, but it is hard for me to comment since I can type only with one hand.

Walkway of the Counties

In my post two days ago, I asked you to notice the circular cement paver on the sidewalk. Today's photo is a close-up of that circle. Please note that it gives information about Unicoi County.

Along the sidewalk on the eastern side of Bicentennial Mall (The Walkway of the Counties), you'll find 95 such circular plaques, one for each county in Tennessee. Beneath each plaque is a time capsule containing items from that particular county. If you enlarge the photo, you can see where Unicoi County is it is highlighted on the map.

The walkway is divided into three areas representing the three areas of Tennessee - east, middle and west. The south end of the walkway, representing West Tennessee is low and flat, and as you walk north toward the area representing East TN, the topography becomes more rolling and hilly. The plants and flowers growing along the walkway also represent the area of the state in which they're found.

Please note: I had shoulder surgery the other day and cannot type with that hand. Please know that I'm visiting blogs, but I can't make comments. Thanks for understanding!

Bike Friendly?

While there are quite a few bikers in Nashville, most of them are distance riders. In other words, they don't ride to work/school, but they do ride on weekends. There are a number of streets with dedicated bike lanes, which is good since it makes biking a lot safer for everyone.

I happened to catch this bike outside Whole Foods about a week ago. I'm not sure if the owner works there or if he/she is a customer.

Please Note: I had surgery on my shoulder yesterday, and I am not able to type with my right arm at all. I will be visiting blogs, but please excuse my silence!

Spring Comes to Bicentennial Mall

Although overcast, yesterday was a rather pleasant day in Nashville, and while I was out shooting photos, I encountered a lot of people enjoying the nice weather by walking in Bicentennial Mall. The flowering trees are redbuds, which are among my favorite spring trees.

Please note two things: At the top of the photo, there is a red building. In addition, on the sidewalk behind the guy and his dog, is a circular piece of cement. In the coming days, I'll show you what both of those are.

Please note: I'm having surgery on my shoulder today and am unsure of how much typing I'm going to be able to do. I'll be visiting sites, I'm sure, but I think I probably won't be able to type many comments. Sorry!

What Water? THEME DAY - Water

Except for a few drops, this water fountain wasn't spewing too much water. I guess it was playing April Fools jokes on the kid!!

Since today is the first of the month, it's THEME DAY here at City Daily Photo. This month's theme, WATER, should provide a lot of interesting photos. Be sure to check out these other blogs participating in today's Theme Day:

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