Mermaids & Art Festivals In Arizona

 

Picture O the day.     On Saturday I saw a Mermaid in Arizona!    And they were painting her as she swam.    I went to the Hotel McCoy and they were having an art festival.  If you follow any of my pages  I have posted all the pictures I got that fine day.   This used to be a VERY run down motel   a few years back.    The new owners turned this into a destination to stay at.   Murals all over the walls, an coffee/brew bar for guests.   On this day there were many food trucks and many vendors and artists.   Artists that stayed at the hotel   could show there wares and paint the walls in there rooms!    Local booze vendors including Barrio were also there to give samples.   I ran into a small conflict with one of the owners when I first arrived   but that is a story for another day.

       

She came out of her home to swim on this day!

Bisbee every year has a Pirate festival   and I am super intrigued to attend and 

learn  how Pirates have a festival in the middle of Arizona.   

But I have not been able to go    yet.   

Today   I will only share a few pictures from this great day.  
To kind of show the flair of the place.

Ill soon show them all on this very Exploring page  I am sure.  

As usual--for me   I took a good deal of pictures on this fine, but hot day.

And was at first happy to see storm clouds moving in again. 

They were Beautiful     but produced zero rain at least in this area. 

At the motel   Out by the pool   in the Game area.

Just walking up to the building  builds up the imagination.

"Tucson is Magic"     Above the entrance. 

Antiques in the entry way.

Vending machine full of prizes   mostly local based. 

I have a picture of me as a kiddo 

opening up a typewriter and absolutely thrilled.

Two thing from that--

I have always wanted to be a writer or story teller

and I was a strange kiddo.

I also found my bus here...

Amazingly the Special bus is not also the short bus.

Even the Hotels   sign is very intriguing. 

I always LOVE a well written sign!

I thought this picture  was a great image of what all Tucson is. 

Wow!

Here    inside and out    The walls are alive!

Again down by the pool.

We often wonder this time of year   if the Sun ever does go away.

As is my life!

I am pretty upset that I still can not find my pictures from my very first Exploring here several years ago-but I know I took many of the same pictures. 

At the base of there tall motel sign.

Pictured above. 

Pool view reflected in the lobby windows. 

OK    I am already sharing more today than I had planned   

But this place is endless Exploring.

Hallway between rooms. 

This mural was again out by the pool.

I like to jump around in life in my Exploring and in my blog posts.  ;)

Mine!

And now some of the inside rooms

that were being painted this fine day!

Where ever you travel 

There you are!

I hope to see you on The Dusty Trail!

Parting shot

Before going to the art festival 

I went to a new to me local coffee shop.

And loved the coffee cups!