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Related: About this forumMendocino is, among other things, a nautical town...
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And, somewhere in that town, a woodcarver has a sense of humor.[IMG][/IMG]
Celebration
(15,812 posts)I love Mendocino, but have not been there since having a digital camera. I want to get back there! So many interesting oddities there.
Adsos Letter
(19,459 posts)Nice old coastal town, with lots of artsy stuff.
There is a beach there that is great for collecting sea glass, and a bunch of art galleries, restaurants, music venues, and cool old buildings. It is pretty touristy, but not too bad during the off-season.
They have a nice farmers market on Fridays. I'm trying to put together some shots of it.
How long since you've been there? We usually go up a couple times in the Fall.
alfredo
(60,083 posts)Adsos Letter
(19,459 posts)Doesn't look quite as substantial as I'm used to seeing on the older buildings in the coastal towns but, then again, it is a railing of some kind. I don't know. Maybe a faux widow's walk.
alfredo
(60,083 posts)Adsos Letter
(19,459 posts)They're usually associated with some degree of wealth.
I suspect that rail is simply designed to be suggestive of a widow's walk. Or, maybe it was necessary to comply with local building codes.
alfredo
(60,083 posts)A golf widow walk.
Adsos Letter
(19,459 posts)...you suppose that carving is intended to represent maritime mourning folk art, like a widow standing in a window, peering out to sea?!
Ack! I interpreted it as humor. Maybe I should remove the smiley from my description...
alfredo
(60,083 posts)figure looking out to sea?
Adsos Letter
(19,459 posts)I think scuba pegged it in my other thread. The wood carver just liked big boobs.
Like I told scuba...somtimes I over-think things...
Thanks for the example of the masthead figures, alfredo. Makes sense.
alfredo
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