Last weekend Mommy was shopping at Trader Joe's, and one of her favorite things to do when she goes there is to check out the murals. Imagine her surprise and delight on this particular trip when she looked up and saw a CAT!!!
This particular mural was over the Thanksgiving display, and depicted a dairy cow and a catamount sharing Thanksgiving dinner in front of the Ira Allen Chapel in Burlington, Vermont.
Why a catamount, you might be wondering? Rally Catamount is the official mascot of the University of Vermont (UVM), and although the wild cat has been officially extinct for decades, there is still a lot of mystique about the animal in Vermont. There are dozens of reported "sightings" every year, but no evidence of the cat in the state has been found for at least a century.
That's my Vermont history lesson for the week...pretty interesting stuff, don't you think?
Very interesting indeed, Miss Mudpie! We love the mural and the legend.
ReplyDeleteHappy Caturday!
Gotta have kitties!!! who could be thankful without kitties??
ReplyDeleteLuv the mural!
ReplyDeleteThe mural is awesome! Love it.
ReplyDeleteFun fun fun! Trader Joe's is to be commended for their excellent taste!!! We love TJ here in Connecticut not too far from you!
ReplyDeleteFun fun fun! Trader Joe's is to be commended for their excellent taste!!! We love TJ here in Connecticut not too far from you!
ReplyDeleteFun fun fun! Trader Joe's is to be commended for their excellent taste!!! We love TJ here in Connecticut not too far from you!
ReplyDeleteLooks great!
ReplyDeletePurrs xx
Athena and Marie
How interesting Mudpie!
ReplyDeleteThat is so cool. Our Trader Joe's doesn't have this :-(
ReplyDeleteThanks for the lesson!! Great art!
ReplyDeleteInteresting and love the mural.
ReplyDeleteThat was a nice surprise :)
ReplyDeleteGreat Mural. How neat that they have a cat on there. You all have a super week end.
ReplyDeleteSuper duper!
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend...
Noodle and crew
Wow, interesting bit of history. Had not heard about the catamount before, but now I am hoping that those sightings might some day be proven to be real. Trader Joe's does have awesome "decor" along with their awesome food ... and a catamount ... who could ask for more :)
ReplyDeleteAndrea @ From The Sol
love the mural they always have interesting art even in their flyers which I try to use has collage elements in my art journals have a great thanksgiving zen hugs and purrs
ReplyDeleteThe mural looks great. Love Trader Joe's food, but no catamount mural out here. It doesn't seem right since we have Butch the cougar who is the mascot for Washington State U. : (
ReplyDeletePawsome ! That mural looks great ! Purrs
ReplyDeleteWe don't have a Trader Joe's much to Mom's dismay! And she's pretty sure we don't have any art work like that in any of our supermarkets. Hope to see you for Sunday Selfies tomorrow. XOCK, Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth and Caista Jo
ReplyDeleteWhoa! Art History! I enjoyed that lesson.
ReplyDeleteinteresting indeed! Our aunt who lives there swears she may have seen one!
ReplyDeleteI always love seeing murals, although there aren't a whole lot of them where I live. So I really enjoyed seeing this one! Thanks for sharing this lovely art and the history lesson that came with it, Mudpie! Purrs!
ReplyDeleteVery cool. The mom wishes there was a Trader Joe's closer to us.
ReplyDeletevery cool. Thanks for sharing that with us.
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