Mothman's Ruby Eyes

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The Mothman

As promised last week I introduce you to the Mothman of Point Pleasant, West Virginia. He is a legend from my youth. The Mothman is a creature reportedly seen in the Charleston and Point Pleasant areas of West Virginia from November 12, 1966, to December 1967. Most observers describe the Mothman as a winged man-sized creature with large reflective red eyes and large wings.
A plaque on the Mothman statue provides a version of the original legend: On a chilly, fall night in November 1966, two young couples drove into the TNT area north of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, when they realized they were not alone. Driving down the exit road, they saw the supposed creature standing on a nearby ridge. It spread its wings and flew alongside the vehicle up to the city limits. They drove to the courthouse to alert Deputy Millard Halstead, who later said, "I've known these kids all their lives. They'd never been in any trouble and they were really scared that night. I took them seriously."
I can tell you I never saw the Mothman and had no desire to; but at the time it was hard to go to sleep sometimes. :)

Hubby poses as the Mothman!

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Murals: Ruby Tuesday

Last Tuesday I took you to the River Museum in Point Pleasant, West Virginia with its red mural and red paddlewheel from a Sternwheeler. On Wednesday you saw the Memorial Silver Bridge near the sight of a deadly bridge collaspe across the river between Point Pleasant and Ohio. Today we are back in Point Pleasant traveling through town and are stopping on one block to enjoy some additional murals. This first one is of a gorgeous garden surrounded by walls of red brick. At one time I'm sure these were a wonderful idea for this quaint little town on the banks of the Ohio River but today the buildings have become rundown and in need of repair and paint touchups.

The red brick chimney showcases the painted 'windows' of this building. Look closely. The windows and curtains aren't what they seem. Little touches of red are seen in the truck parked on the back street and the no parking sign on the very short utility pole.

Further down the block the side of this abandoned building sports some clever landscaping.

This closeup shows the cleverly painted red flowers in the window and as you can tell this is where the local pigeons come home to roost. I love that the top windows apparently were windows at some point in time; but the bottom ones are a brillant disguise. The flying pigeon with his nifty shadow was pure serendipity that I found when I downloaded the images.

I hope you have enjoyed your day in Point Pleasant. Stay tuned next Tuesday when we will visit the ruby red-eyed Mothman monster of the 2002 Richard Gere movie titled The Mothman Prophecies. The movie was based in Point Pleasant.
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Ruby Tuesday: A River Museum

Hubs and I found this river museum the same day we found the McDonald's billboard I posted a couple of weeks back. Above is a mural on the outside of the museum depicting an old sternwheel steamer.

The pilothouse of a boat rests on the roof.

(I didn't see the plane flying overhead until after I downloaded the photos.)

Across the street sits a paddlewheel.

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