The Magic, Miracles and Joy of an Artist: For my SKULL LOVER Friends

Thursday, April 14, 2011

For my SKULL LOVER Friends

I love this photo! And I know all my skull lover friends out there will love it, too. I took this last week while in downtown Roanoke. I just happened to drive down the right street and I'm lucky I didn't crash because when I saw this huge skull on the window, I couldn't pull over fast enough to grab my camera. It's hard to get the feel for how big this skull is. Trust me ~ it's a LARGE window. How great is this? Do you love the reflections showing in the window?

9 comments:

Anne Huskey-Lockard said...: Oh WOW!!!
I did a double take when I saw this....first I thought you had used a skull layer on a photo...then it was nooooo; that's on a window!!!
Which leads to the next question...who owns the place? Is it etched, etc etc etc!!!
LOVE IT!!! :-D

XXOO~~
Anne; April 15, 2011 at 7:44 AM
Marion said...: Awesome photo! I love it, too!

Blessings,
Marion; April 15, 2011 at 8:20 AM
yoborobo said...: OOOOooooooh! You know I love this! And that it is up and not Halloween! lol! I'm with Anne, I want to know if it is etched on there (sneak up and take a look, Audrey! he he!). Happy skully weekend - xox Pam; April 15, 2011 at 9:19 AM
Marlene said...: Very cool photo. The reflections give the skull an even more eerie look.; April 15, 2011 at 9:21 AM
Sea Witch said...: Wow. this is so cool. Love that huge skull on the window, what fun that must be. Thanks for swimming by today and I have to agree. Lavender brings marvelous remembrance to things around us. Although my mother never used lavender (she loved gardenia) it is a scent that I first came aware of at the India Pavillion at the NY World's Fair. I fell in love with it as a child and it has stayed with me. I have it everywhere in my house, car and anywhere else I can sprinkle it. I hope my granddchildren will associate with lavender as they grow older. It is a good memory that makes one smile.; April 15, 2011 at 10:01 AM
Anonymous said...: I knew Anne would be the first to find it Audrey. Great photo, how clever you were to find it. xox Corrine; April 15, 2011 at 10:45 AM
Deborah said...: Kinda creepy, yet interesting! At first I thought it was a skullie tree house! **kisses** Deb; April 15, 2011 at 10:45 AM
Jan said...: eerie! and cool. Thanks for sharing it Aud.; April 15, 2011 at 12:10 PM
PeregrineBlue said...: i have to disagree. I am definitely not a skull nor a flame person. first of all they scare me. second of all they remind me of hell, thirdly, i tend to think of rotting cadavers when i see them. just not my kinda thing but since i stopped by i got spooked.; April 15, 2011 at 10:23 PM

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