Graffiti || Art?

The first few graffiti art are in San Carlos, Mexico, on old abandoned buildings. 

 

I find this one interesting because of the Roman numerals for the date.

 

I'm sure the train people are not happy about the artwork that appears on many of the cars here in the southwest.  This one is nice and colorful.

 

 

Somewhere in Nevada at a desolate junction in the desert......

 

 

Even poor trees are subject to abuse.  Most of the graffiti I see are artistic, but this is a totally different category.

 

 

 I found this one in an area that had once been a filming area, so I'm not sure if this is actual graffiti, or something for a movie.

 

 

I'm not sure where this was taken.

 

 

San Carlos | Mexico | After Summer Storms

San Carlos, Mexico!  On the left, the double peak is the Tetakawi, the most familiar landmark in the area.  This day looks nice and peaceful, great weather.

However, last summer, the San Carlos area got hit by a couple hurricanes in the area, and caused quite a bit of damage.  Most buildings were safe.  Unfortunately, this poor sailboat was someone's home, but was grounded and damaged during one of the storms. 

 

Someone is now living in this boat, laundry out in the sun, as you can see from the photo below.

 

Other boats were also damaged and aground.

This staircase leads to the El Mar restaurant, but most of the steps are still buried in the sand that was brought up onto the beach during the storms.

The storms are over and the weather has turned mild and peaceful.

Guaymas | Mexico

Guaymas is about 10 miles from San Carlos, and is the "mother" city to San Carlos, sometimes shown on maps as Nuevo Guaymas - new Guaymas.

There are many churches in town, some quite eye-catching.  Off to the side, there was a nativity scene.

Across the street was a very ornate gazebo.

 

 

 

Garland was wrapped around palm trees for Christmas decorations near the waterfront.

 

There are many old buildings in this area, this is one of them, abandoned now.

 

 

The waterfront is a big bay which looks quite industrial.

 

This lighthouse seems surrounded by hills, so I'm not sure if it's for decoration or if it can been seen from the Sea of Cortez.

Fishing in Guaymas has been a tradition for centuries, this memorial stands looking out to sea.

 

Fishing boats are very simple and this is how they get seafood to the many restaurants in the area.  The little island out in the bay was totally covered with cactus.

 

 

 

 It looks like sea birds are the only ones who make use of this old dock. 

 

 

Pelicans and seagulls follow the fishing boats in, hoping that one of the fishermen will toss them something.

 

And back in San Carlos, a short hike with a friend on Christmas Day.  We found multiple trees that had been decorated with shells, shiny balls and other items.

 

 

It was a sunny day, but the Tetakawi, the mountain on the left, had clouds over the iconic peaks.

 

San Carlos | Mexico!!

When I drove to San Carlos a few days ago, this new sign greeted me.  I knew when I left last spring that they were planning to put up a sign, similar to other towns in Mexico.

A friend followed me in her RV, since she had never been here before.  To get her acquainted, we did a quick tour of the town.  She still has more to see.

Below is the newly created town square, we just missed the celebration of the "opening".

 

The church is right there and is a very unique looking church.

 

 

 

 

This is the first time I have seen the inside.

 

In front of the church on the patio is a nice mosaic.

 

 

Last year, I drove up to this old building sitting on a hill overlooking the water.  I just love the scenery here, and of course, I'm intrigued with abandoned buildings, so we had to take more photos.  The window on the left shows the famous Tetakawi, a familiar landmark in town.

 

 

 

They have redone the overlook near the Tetakawi and we had to check that out, great view.

 

Of course, a visit to the beach had to be included!