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St. Augustine Florida, America's Oldest City, "cobblestone" streets...
While visiting the Casa Monica Hotel for an Artist Reception during a "First Friday" Galley walk, my wife and I took to the streets to savor the cities "life" and history.
You know me, either my head is pointed up, or down, always looking for the hidden crannies and unobserved nooks... I came across this place in the cobblestone street where the brick work had broken away enough to become a resting place for a stray stone and vegetation to take root.
The Reynolds Block Company was evidently one of three brick companies to supply bricks for use in St. Augustine since there was no stone available in the area.
Here along one of the oldest streets in the United States is a small "Life Lesson"... There is always a possibility of fresh growth, but often in order for that to take place, the hard and sometimes fragile aspects have to be chipped and even broken to give a place for the roots to dig in, and sometimes even the irritating and out of place pebble becomes part of the new whole.
Interesting side-note: Anyone who knows me, is well aware that I have always struggled with spelling. I used to joke that I was probably doodling in english or spelling classes instead of learning to spell correctly. Here is a blatant example: even though I did the research on the Reynolds Block Company I was so focused on the drawing that I did not notice that I have spelled the words on the brick wrong! It should be "ynolds" not "ynods", I completely forgot the "L" and never caught the spelling mistake until the painting was finished and sealed. Oh well...
Thank-You Jayells for supporting the local Art Scene
