Gotta love a good mural… especially when it’s crisp & clean with a groovy color palette. Located in a cool lofty warehouse space along the Chicago River. A fun whimsical mural by artist Anthony Lewellen. Just another gazelle leaping through some rings!

Check him out on Instagram – @antckone

“If you ever plan to motor west
Travel my way, take the highway that’s the best.
Get your kicks on Route 66. Well it winds from Chicago to LA.
More than two thousand miles all the way.”

A mural map in Pontiac, Illinois… right there on historic Route 66.

With a couple hours between wedding & reception yesterday, I had some time to “explore” the town of Pontiac and their beautiful murals… located right there on the original Route 66… “The Mother Road.”

You know I LOVE a good “holiday”… even when it’s NATIONAL SQUIRREL APPRECIATION DAY!!! So why not celebrate with a fun squirrel mural just down the street from Lillstreet Art Center?! But why squirrels one may ask?…

“Squirrels may be considered rodents, but they play a critical role in the environment. It is an unofficial holiday started by North Carolina wildlife rehabilitator Christy McKeown in 2001, as a way to encourage people to put out seeds and nuts for these cute rodents.” – So there.

You know how much I love a good mural… especially when it’s inside a fun restaurant with yummy food! It was my first time having “real” ramen at Ika San in Omaha! So the murals inside were beautiful… and the bowl of ramen was too!

A fun mural in a side alley…
layers of colorful characters peeking, peering & smirking back at’cha!!!

We had a surprisingly warm day here in Chicago today… lots of sun & lots of melting! And the perfect opportunity to get back out on my bike for another wonderful afternoon ride along the lakefront!

Love this mural on Chicago’s West side
honoring the sixteenth President.

A cute little mural I found this morning along the lakefront. Looks like Minnie has been hanging around there for awhile now… and I’m loving how the paint looks so weathered & aged.