Roadside Wonders

Pelicans In Paradise various locations Pensacola, Florida submitted by: “Road Runner” (Bill) wendyvee: Bill is back with another great batch of roadside wonders … or should I say “flock” of wonders This also serves as a reminder to me to seek out the remaining cows from the 2004 Harrisburg Cow Parade in my area. Many of them have been moved in the intervening years and they are becoming...

Giant Chicken Robbinsville, North Carolina submitted by “Road Runner″ (Bill) Bill says: He was outside a convenience store in Robbinsville, North Carolina. wendyvee says: Why, yes, he certainly is!! I had a picture of him at one point (from my trip with Jo, eh a few years ago) and it since disappeared. Glad to have it on the site! Bill is a real champion roadsidewonder-er! Click the “Road Runner”...

Giant Distelfink 1102 Red Bridge Road Reading, Pennsylvania wendyvee says: On the way home from the Hamburg-Er Festival last weekend, I thought that I would swing by the Mid-Atlantic Air Museum. As it turned out, I arrived about an hour after closing — so I’ll have to check that one off of my “to-do” list another time. On the bright side, I remembered reading about the giant Distelfink...

Blue Hen University of Delaware Newark, Delaware submitted by “wendyvee” wendyvee says: I have to say that the Blue Hen metal sculpture at the University of Delaware was a bit “underwhelming”. The Blue Hen is the U of D mascot. I’m not sure what I expected, but the smallish metal sculpture nestled behind the Pecander Residence Hall and the Marriott Courtyard in Newark, is a bit uninspiring. Two...