Mr. Fish is a Lakeland icon and has been there, in the same location, since Hector was a pup (never heard that expression? Click HERE). Actually, their website says "Serving Lakeland Since 1968".
The day was so pretty that I decided to snap some photos on my way back to the Museum and share them with you today for Friday Foto Friends.
Mr. Fish is a tiny building tucked into the corner of a larger building. The parking lot only holds five cars and it is always full, sometimes with people waiting to pull in. They sell burgers too, but are known for their seafood - especially the fish sandwiches (what I had!). There is one picnic table and no inside seating. I chose to not photograph the building because there were a dozen people standing in line, waiting for their orders (I always call mine in!).
You can take your lunch down to the lake and find more tables where you can also watch the swans, geese and ducks (and fight to keep your food from them!).
The main Lakeland Library is just across the street from Mr. Fish. Those are rose bushes blooming next to the building and sidewalk. I crossed the street there to get a closer look....
Just beautiful! We all should stop and at least look at the roses!
Walking a little further toward the Museum is this bed of flowers. I have no idea what they are, but they are very pretty.
Looking back at the front of the Library, which actually faces the parking lot and the Museum, rather than Lake Morton (though the back library lawn is lovely and I've been to a wedding held there).
Looking at the Museum from the Library.
I've talked about my corner office and you have seen photos I've taken from there in the past...that is the window of my corner office, by the tallest palm tree. It really is on a corner!
Polk Museum of Art with our "Rebels With a Cause" poster (current exhibit) and two of our sculptures.
Flowers in front of the Museum (again, I have no idea what they are).
This is our newest sculpture, by Gino Miles.
We call this sculpture, by John Henry, "the french fries". Note the school bus in the parking lot. We tour every 5th grader in Polk County (nearly 6,000 kids) each school year. Our Docents are amazing volunteers who do an excellent job teaching kids the importance of art in their lives.
We are open to the public six days a week, FREE to all.
The Mural called "Monkey Business" by Ruben Ubiera is seen as you walk into the Museum.
Ruben included many things "Lakeland" in his Mural and that sailor guy is the logo for Mr. Fish!! Your can see him on the sign in my first photo!
So there you have my walk back to the office, where I really enjoyed the fish sandwich with a small order of tater tots (instead of fries) and coleslaw. YUM!! I just love tater tots, by the way!!
I appreciate your visit! Peace & hugs.
thanks for sharing the photos, enjoy your weekend
ReplyDelete{{{Big smiles}}}sigh, to see palm tress, what a treat. Thank you for sharing your photos, Terri. Blessings
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ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful place to work Terri!! And that lunch sounds pretty amazing too!
Wow. What a nice little tip around your world, Terri. I enjoyed peeking in to your day and the photos are good. I love roses. You are blessed to have such a wonderful job that you enjoy and in such a lovely environment. I like the French fries art. The little white flowers kind of remind me of allysum, but I really can't tell. What matters is that you appreciate their beauty.
ReplyDeleteTrip, not tip. (My fingers get in the way sometimes).
DeleteI think it has to be awesome working in a museum...so interesting. Thanks for the walk...pretty flowers. Hope you have a great weekend...try to get some rest.
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you had a very pleasant lunch hour. I enjoy fish sandwiches and it would be very pleasant to sit by the lake and eat one.
ReplyDeleteThe little restaurants that have a following are always the best - your lunch hour tour was fun and your corner office looks like an amazing place to work :-)
ReplyDeleteYour pictures are great! What a wonderful office you have, on the corner! And the sculpture of French Fries! How fun is that?! Thanks for such a fun blog post!
ReplyDeleteYou make the Museum look so pretty!
ReplyDeleteI love all of the roses near the library. It's always great to walk by them, even if I ALWAYS have to take a photo. Haha.
Great pics. I love the french fry sculpture. Pretty flowers too. I love your corner office.
ReplyDeleteHave a great day!
Enjoyed walking with you to get your lunch. It was nice to see the pretty flowers along the way and the French fry sculpture gave me a chuckle! Love your new blog décor!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the guided tour. Lovely pictures and you work in a really nice place. I love the French fry sculpture name. There is a statue in Stratford which is made of railway tracks that is actually called The Railway Tree but is more often called the Rhubarb as it looks more like a bunch of rhubarb.
ReplyDeleteWe had a nice walk, and I really enjoyed the roses,they look like they may be Knock Out Roses. I visited Lakeland when I lived in Mulberry,when I was in elementary school, which is about 10 miles south of Lakeland, Thanks for the tour.
ReplyDeleteIt does look so pretty with all the flowers in bloom. Happy weekend.
ReplyDeleteI like the French Fries sculpture. Mr n Fish sounds like a good place. Anything that's been around since 1968 must be doing ok. I was totally fascinated with the phrase origin, cuz those have always interested me. I'll try to e work it in now. Thanks!!! Lovely flowers. :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tour! I would love to visit your museum if I was ever in the area. You really do have the best office!
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet tribute to the Fish guy. Loved looking at all the pictures. The Museum's building has such striking lines. Lakeland is such a pretty place.
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