The Traffic Lady

Go Play in the Traffic

When Karen Brown was a little girl, her mother would lovingly coax her out of the house by saying: “Karen, go out and play in the traffic!” And you might say her mom’s humorous directive turned out to be prophetic.

You see, Karen has been “playing in the traffic” for 10 years now as a Traffic Control Officer for the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Department. Karen works part-time, in the mornings and afternoons, directing traffic at both Lewisville Elementary School and West Forsyth High School.

CLICK for more evidence of Karen Brown’s outstanding work as Lewisville’s Traffic Lady

Peaceful Thoughts

Maybe you’ve seen this car in Lewisville. I saw it for the first time this week in the library parking lot. It’s an earnest reminder of the turmoil and unrest of our times. If you have an especial affinity for this message, you should see the entire car!

All I can say is, the car owner has real conviction — and this particular photo of the car doesn’t do it “justice,” so to speak. You’ll see what I mean if you continue to the next section to see more shots of the car. Peace. CLICK to see more photos of the Peace Car.

Cruise-In for the Cure

These folks were among the many who stopped by to take a closer look at the wide range of cars participating in the Cruise-In for the Cure fundraiser at The Oaks Shopping Center.

Kyle LaLlave loves cars — and he loves his mother. That was evident by last Saturday’s Cruise-In for the Cure event held at the Lewisville Soda Shoppe. The event was a breast cancer awareness fundraiser that Kyle organized in honor of his mother, Nora, who is a 10-year breast cancer survivor.

If you drove by The Oaks Shopping Center last Saturday, you no doubt noticed the more than 30 cars on display around the parking lot. Among the participating cars — which included vintage cars, muscle cars and import cars — was Kyle’s cool-looking 1993 Honda Civic EX which he restored himself over a period of about six months.

Proceeds from the fundraiser will go to Susan G. Komen for the Cure, an organization devoted to fighting to cure breast cancer.

More photos of this event can be seen in the Cruise-In for the Cure photo gallery.

Something Old, Something New

Ordinarily, I’d have followed up the previous photo of the rusty old car with something very different. But I thought I’d have a little fun with this close-up of the old car before moving on.

Whether or not you like this kind of look, it does demonstrate that you can find “art” — or make art — from the ugliest or most mundane of subjects. It often just requires some experimentation. Sometimes that process includes periods of not really liking how the experiment is going. You might even begin to question your choices and feel you’ve embarked on a dead-end path.

But sometimes, all of a sudden, you try one thing and — Wowee! — you’re amazed! Something new has emerged.

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