July 20

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South side of Tower Plaza, at lunchtime.





Tower Plaza used to be all cement-colored. Several years ago, they faced the long sides with this greeny glass (wonder what that does to being able to see color, from inside....).

Cottage Inn's painting pre-dates the green glass. Amused that it's the same color.....

Cottage Inn, by the way, is a good place for lunch. Not cheap, but the food is good.





Art Fair starts on the 21st.





Walking home.

Itty bitty petunias, in a big-ish planter. In the lot where the Y used to be, across 5th Ave from the library.







Being an artist is a very hard way to make a living.

Selling your stuff at art fairs ... very hard indeed.

Hard physically, to drive hundreds of miles from there to here, schlep all the stuff, set up the booth, move everything hither, thither, and yon, and then sit outside in the sun for four days.

Hard emotionally, to hear people's "my kid could have made that!" and "you are asking HOW MUCH?" remarks.......

Looking north on Main Street -- truck after truck after van after van, as people get ready.





Looking east on Liberty. (same guy as in prev -- wonder if he thought I was stalking him.... not that he probably even noticed me, behind him......)

The west side of Burton Tower in the distance.







Many people were essentially all set up by 5:30 or so on the 20th.

I have had one of her brown mugs for years and years. Mine has some cobalt (blue) on it, as well as the iron (brown). It's one of my favorites.





Dolls, behind plastic.

Having the results of your hard work outside for all those days is an ordeal in itself. We ALWAYS have rain during Art Fair, and usually there are storms. Some work is impervious to water, but fragile. Some work is impervious to water and not-so-fragile, but very attractive to thieves because of the intrinsic value of the materials. Some work is fragile and very susceptible to water damage............





Hmmm. Wonder what this is? I might guess locust, but the locust trees were done blooming a long time ago........... In the Ashley/Huron/First/Washington parking lot.





The parking lot itself, with artist RV. There were lots of other RVs and big camper/trailers. (Wondering where all the artists who used to park at the library lot are, now that the library lot has been replaced by the Annarborsbad Cavern.....)

Note ominous sky.......





Tomatoes, cabbages, and ... eggplant? in one corner of the parking lot's gardens.





That same Relax Station datura we admired before.

Loving these folded swirled curled-point petals.......



Everything about these flowers is Large.







I have no idea what is up with this, but it has a definite Art-Fair-ish look.....

Billboard, on the side of a railroad bridge.





Texture/color in the graffiti under the railroad bridge.





Daylily. Two scoops of sherbet -- one raspberry, and one orange.





Rudbeckia, aka black-eyed Susan.





Butterfly bush.



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