The walk is held at the Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa, found by Father Serra in 1772. It is beautiful and still an active parish. It is right in the middle of town and next to a seasonal creek. It has walkways and lots of areas to just sit and enjoy the quiet.
And a pink rose...I think it was celebrating our walk, too. SMILE.
Here is the starting line:
It was only a three mile walk...and I'll be honest, with all my chattering, we seemed to finish in no time. LOL This group has raised over $40,000 just this year to fight breast cancer. Save the TaTa's!!
The Day of the Dead...
Right outside the Mission. Seems a little odd to dress up the cow as a Franciscan monk...but the missions are a huge part of California. LOL
And who would this sweet face represent? Another Day of the Dead Cow! LOL
Our county fair...
It says the Royal Cow...I'm a little fuzzy on how this represents our county. I should have read the placard more thoroughly...
And a Texas cow in California? LOL
Next to the mission is a Carnegie Library. Paso Robles (my home town) and San Luis Obispo both have their original libraries, though are now used by the local historical societies as museums. I feel fortunate to still have these buildings in my county. So many were demolished in California.
Hope you enjoyed the pictures. I am off to work on my next project...if I can keep my eyes opened. Have a wonderful and be kind to one another.
A great walk through that town. Thanks for sharing all these pictures. Very impressive to see the cow parade, some cows are very Halloween-ish, some others somehow historical, some others just a piece of art. All very interesting.
ReplyDeleteWonderful that you could finish the scarf for your friend in time. That's a really gorgeous pink.
Thank you!! I know that there are a few more cows...I'll need to check the "cow map" and try to get a few more pictures.
DeleteI love that pink, too! I have one more skein, who knows what I could use it for!
Wow! That was a quick scarf Angela! A beautiful one too. I really enjoyed the pictures you shared of your walk. I enjoyed learning more of your area. What a treasure that church is!
ReplyDeleteGood morning, Vickie. Nothing like worsted yarn and size 8 needles to help you speed along! LOL As we walked by the mission, service was just letting out. The music sounded so beautiful...
DeleteLovely pictures! I loved seeing all the cute cows. The mission looks like it would be a lovely place to walk and think and pray. The pink scarf is just so pretty and awesome. I know your friend will love wearing it and think of you every time she did! Wishing you a most lovely day sweet friend. :)
ReplyDeleteI am fortunate. There are three missions within 40 miles of me and all still serve their communities. Two are a little more worn than San Luis Obispo, but still so beautiful. Have a wonderful day!
DeleteYour scarf is lovely. What a thoughtful gift.
ReplyDeleteLOVE the Franciscan cow. Too funny.
Beautiful library. We have a couple of them in our area and one is still a library.
Hugs :)
Lauren
Thank you. I am so happy to hear that there are still some Carnegie Libraries in use!! California has either demolished or re-purposed so many.
DeleteThe painted cows are wonderful urban artwork. I love when cities dream up these ideas. Your scarf and walk...both wonderful. And wasn't that just the best thing Carnegie did with some of his money...libraries and put them other places too not just the US. We have over a 100 of them in Canada. Thanks for showing us Angela.
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome. SMILE. I can remember when I was in grammar school, the library was the place to be. Our Carnegie Library was still in use when my son was young. The children's section was in the basement. He LOVED to go down and pick out new books.
DeleteLove the cows!!!
ReplyDeleteIn our capital city, Jackson, we had catfish several years ago....painted like your cows! They were very creative and bright. (Belzoni is the catfish capital!!!)
The Franciscan cow is quite funny!