Monday, June 1, 2009

My World Tuesday #34 - Stream Life

In the nearby town of Arlington, I happened to be driving up Olympic Avenue a few Saturdays ago. I noticed a tarp set up alongside one of the concrete retaining walls. Upon further inspection, I saw the paintings.


Of course, I promptly found a place to park and walked back down to take pictures. This is what I saw.

Sign on the Wall

The Stillaguamish River and its tributaries are very important to maintaining the population of many fish species. Eight different species including chinook, coho, chum, pink and sockeye salmon along with steelhead trout, cutthroats and bull trout return year after year to spawn.

The "Stilly" also supports plenty of recreational activities.

Salmon Fishing

Fly Fishing & Tubing

I liked the paintings and I would bet the neighbors appreciate it, too. It sure beats looking at a bare concrete wall.

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10 comments:

chrome3d said...

That was very impressive and detailed painting on that wall. Definitely worth blogging for! Am I imagining or is it mr Fishing Guy appearing in that painting too?!

Gaelyn said...

Sally these are awesome. Much better than bare concrete.

Monica said...

That certainly looks impressive and I know I'd much rather look at that then some concrete wall. Thanks for sharing.

This Is My Blog - fishing guy said...

Sally: That is simply beautiful showing a lot of talent.

JC said...

Thanks for stopping and taking a photo ...

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Cezar and Léia said...

Beautiful mural indeed!
You certainly did well to stop and know this place! Wonderful pictures!
Kind regards
Léia ( and little Luna )

Catherine said...

great public artwork..a joy to see..

Anonymous said...

Well done, Sally! My husband and I fish the pinks in the Stilly. We'll be up that way this year!

Lew said...

Nice shots of the mural! And much better to have the mural than bare concrete.

BPOTW said...

That is a very cool find! I think the mural is wonderful.