Fern Mural

Fairfax, VA

Sharing with Monday Murals.

I don’t go to Northern Virginia very often, mainly because the traffic between here and there is usually frustrating. It might take me 90 minutes to get there, but two hours to get home.

Last week I decided to make the trip because there are things that I just can’t find in my area, and most refrigerated foods are not available for shipping. I wanted to go to Mom’s Organic Market, which carries specialty items for those of us with food allergies. Some of these things I used to be able to get in Front Royal or Winchester, but not anymore. Even Wegman’s and Whole Foods stopped carrying these products; they are becoming so big and corporate that I guess they only stock items that fly off the shelves. (They are not located in my area either, but they are 20 minutes closer than Mom’s.) 

Well, five months ago, I saw pictures of this mural on Denise’s blog. I made a mental note that I should stop in Fairfax and get photos of it. It was easy to remember that she said it was on Fern Street because it’s a painting of ferns.

I struggled with getting the entire mural in one photo. I could not stand on the sidewalk across the street because there were paving trucks parked there, blocking the view. I wound up using the panorama feature on my phone. That left the roof line looking distorted, but I was able to straighten it out using the SKRWT app. 

Part of the mural is blocked by trees and a fence. Here are pictures of the end sections so you can get a closer look.