Magpies have a reputation – perhaps unfairly (BBC) – for stealing shiny things. This one is pulling the laces from an old boot.
Street art by Kevin McHugh (ig) in Pagets Lane, Enniskillen.
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The Happy Prince
“High above the city on a tall column stood the statue of the happy prince.” These are the opening words of Oscar Wilde’s short story ‘The Happy Prince’, first published in 1888 which describes the selfless acts of a statue and a swallow. This mural by Karl Fenton (ig) and Jordan Shaw (ig) in Water Street was designed to fit with the “Flight Of The Little Golden Swallow” walking trail (Experience Enniskillen | Fermanagh Lakelands) in Enniskillen (Impartial Reporter).
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Fluusa
According to artist emic (ig) this is a portrayal of Fluusa. Fluusa was the goddess of flowers from the southern Italian culture of the Osci, who in Roman mythology is known as Flora (WP). The art is on the upper floor of The Grand Social (ig), in High Street, Bangor.
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Rough Stuff
Advertisement for the ‘alternative shop’ on the shutters of Rough Stuff (Fb), Bridge Street, Bangor
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Around Every Corner
April additions to the green off Queen’s Parade, Bangor, by Aoife Laverty (@saul_art42), Chop Suey (ig), artist unknown “Bright things around every corner”, Ana Fish (ig), and HM Constance (ig) ‘No Barking’.
For the adjacent art (to the left) from the January jam, and before, see This Is Not The Same As Other Days.
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At The Seaside
Street art by KVLR (ig) on an outside wall of Donegan’s bar and restaurant on the Albert Street side of Holborn Square, Bangor.
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Don’t Look Back
Shown here is the repaired version of Terry Bradley’s (web) “Don’t Look Back” mural in Bangor. The mural was vandalised on December 25th, 2020, (Belfast Live | Sunday World).
Beatrice Avenue/High Street, Bangor.
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My Mustache Defends The Entrance To My Real Self
“Like two erect sentries, my mustache defends the entrance to my real self” is the name of a 1954 photograph by Philippe Halsman (web) of his friend and collaborator Salvador Dali, included among the 28 portraits in the book Dali’s Mustache: A Photographic Interview (WP). It is reproduced here by Cha Cha (Carla Hodgson) (ig) in Catherine Place, Bangor, (where you can also find her Rock-Paper-Scissors Octopus).
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Guillemot
The guillemot is distinctive for its red “gape” (inside of mouth). It spends most of its time on and around water but nests on cliff ledges and other remote spaces in May (BirdWatchIreland). The pointed shape of the egg makes it less likely to fall off cliffs (British Birds). They have been nesting in Bangor since at least 1911 (Geograph). If you can’t spot any at the marina, you can check out this mural by Dan Leo (ig) in nearby Victoria Road.
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