Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Another Day with Roxie

I begin with an apology. I have not up updated the blog with Roxie for about a week now. The reason will be exposed soon, but today Roxie and I decided to have another adventure.


Now, Roxie has forgiven me for not taking her on her ride last week since she knows the secret and really approved of it. So today as we started out, the weather was quite chilly, cloudy and a sign of rain coming. You could tell that fall was around us.. I'm sure everyone knows that by now. We decided to adventure further into Royal Oak. And we figured that since we ride around Royal Oak and ask people to take pictures with Roxie, she is persistent you know, and take pictures at different businesses, we might want to start at the Royal Oak Court House since we may in our many adventures just have to visit this place for one reason or another.. Times are very different now and people do wonder why the pictures are being taken. So you never know... .



This is the 44th District Court House in RO, off of Troy Street by Farmers Market.

After our quick picture and quick get away, we continued our adventure of downtown Royal Oak. We crossed over Troy Street from the court house and there it was, the Royal Oak Library. Now unfortunately, they do not allow bikes in there but you can put your bike in a bike rack and go in to read many wonderful adventures that are written in books. So Roxie wanted to make sure that people knew that even she likes books. That the enjoyment of books should be shared with kids and this is a very good place to do it. You never know when there might be a book called, "The Adventures with Roxie"...



As we were leaving, we saw the fountain. Well maybe not the water so to say since it has been cut off for the season, but the huge sculpture that is in the middle of the fountain.. Roxie felt that it was appropriate to have her picture taken by the fountain because in the middle stood a huge sculpture. Many people feel that this statue is not appropriate due to being a naked man holding up a naked woman, but Roxie felt that this was a piece of art and since she feels that she too is a type of art, she wanted to have a picture by the sculpture. Pink metal meets bronze.. what can I say...



We continued our ride through downtown Royal Oak. I had to mail some letters so we went down 2nd Street and found a place that was exciting to Roxie, the Sub Shop on
2nd Street. It took her back just a moment to see the building and what was on it. When she saw that motorcycle and who was on it, she was sold.. She just had to have a picture.. Marlon Brando(On the Water Front), I could feel the urgency in her speed to get there. The excitement of each peddle toward the building. As as we got there she looked up and saw her,Marlyn Monroe and then to the right the Three Stooges.. Now who could pass this up. Roxie got so excited that she went for it.. This girl was like all of those movie fans, just had to have a picture with some of the greats..




I finally got her away from them and as we turned the corner, two more greats.. James Dean and Humphrey Bogart. Well of course she just had to get a picture with them.. But I had to watch that Bogie.. I think he had his eye on her and really wanted to take her.. You could see it in his eyes and how close he was to her...




And then there was James Dean.. I tell you, they all fall in love with Roxie. Jimmy and his blue red jacket from Rebel without a Cause.. Yep Roxie was feeling like a rebel and was ready.. I think it's that sleekness of her and she is such a little flirt.




















Well let me tell you, she was so excited that she tried to call her friends.. But unfortunately, the phone did not work. Can't understand why....




But all good things must come to an end and it was time for us to ride home. Our adventure for today was coming to a close. Mostly because it was clouding up and we could feel some sprinkles.. And Roxie just hates getting wet, it does nothing for her beauty.. No umbrella or cover, no way, this was not going to happen with her. So we were off for home. But she was fine with going home for the day. She had her brush with fame, Bogie had wanted her along with Jimmy, she had faced down Brando on his bike, she had compared her pink metal to bronze with the sculpture, saw where maybe some day a book of Roxie may be kept and visited the court house that housed the judges that she may face some time, but hopefully not. Her day had been busy and eventfull..

So until our next adventure, we hope that you enjoyed her trip through Royal Oak. There will be more adventures before the fall of winter's snow flakes.. After all Halloween is right around the corner and Roxie is not sure what she wants to be.. So stay tuned.. And enjoy...

1 comment:

  1. Seriously Judy, you need to keep up this journal. I loved this one :) Especially when Roxie tried to make a call!!

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