Views of the Neighborhood – Potpourri

~ John W. Howell

Today is a sampling of some things. I started with the idea of face boards and then got a little distracted with other things along the way. I hope you enjoy today’s tour.

Views of the neighborhood

Here is a face board for a storage facility. You can also see their Farley boat.

This is in front of our vet’s office

Stingrays is a restaurant and bar

This is the Gaff’s face board. Notice that annoying fender in the way.

The fender belongs to the Gaff staff car

Of course, there are belt sander races this weekend. No, we are not going.

I love this blessing box.

A little lending library too.

The front of a gift shop.

Oceans of Seafood. A bar and restaurant.

A reminder of what can happen if you are not careful.

Coastal Ed’s Gold Cart rental

The tackle shop

The souvenir shop

A dolphin in the parking lot. Blown off the building by Hurricane Harvey.

A giant chambered nautilus sharing the fate of the dolphin.

Wilton’s Candy board

Winton’s door showing the water line of Harvey.

This one is for Craig Boyack and his Voyage of the Lanternfish pirate fantasy story.

A lovely story of the Sand Dollar.

84 thoughts on “Views of the Neighborhood – Potpourri”

        3. These are awesome. Love the second one because it shows the vehicles. Even went to YouTube for videos. Amazing … even in other states … and there is a Belt Sanders Racing Association! … I like your track! … thanks for the links!!!

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  9. I’ve never seen so many face boards in one place, but my favorites have to be the painted waterline and Gaff’s truck. The dolphin and chambered nautilus remind me of the parking lots of various marinas here after Ike — except in that case, it was sailboats that were scattered around. Well, and there was the Mercedes that ended up in the pool at Portofino marina, and the French provincial love seat that got pulled out of a slip, and…and…

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  16. Yeah… Harvey won’t soon be forgotten there. Sorry for the continued reminders, John.
    The face-boards are so fun! That one at the vet’s office begs for the faces of you, Lucy, and Twiggy.
    Happy weekend hugs!

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  17. Wonderful potpourri (perfect title, as well). Who’d a thunk there were so many face boards in one place? Love, love, love the Blessing and Library Boxes.
    You really do live in a groovy town, John.

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  19. I am one of those people who likes to take pictures when I come across faceboards:) What a great collection of them. That poor dolphin still on the ground though, but I love the legend of the sand dollar. Thanks for the fun tour.

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  21. Great photos, John! I love all the boards, but the little lending library and blessing box take the prize! I have a friend who manages a bar there in Port A, a place called Coconuts. If you ever stop in for a drink, tell Mark Alan Atwood you are a friend of mine. 🙂

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  25. I love the idea of a blessings box, John. That and the little free library are pretty cool. I can’t believe you don’t have a tricked-out belt sander ready for the race. Maybe next year, you can pose behind each of these 🙂

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  27. I think this takes the prize for the most face boards I’ve ever seen in one outing!! Nice collection, John. I, too, like the lending library (we have a couple of those) and the blessings box (we don’t have any of those, though there are all sorts of outlets designed to help the needy!)

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  30. They are fabulous, John. I love the Blessing Box. And the Sand Dollar legend. I have one from my only trip to the States but I won’t ever break it in half to release the doves!

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  31. What a lovely colourful saunter. I too love the idea of the blessing box. We have boxes in shops to donate for the local food banks, but I like the idea of the blessing box, no official hoops to go through. I have no idea what a belt sander race is, but I see I can look that one up.

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