Mendocino is, among other things, a nautical town...

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And, somewhere in that town, a woodcarver has a sense of humor.

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1. Oh, nice

I love Mendocino, but have not been there since having a digital camera. I want to get back there! So many interesting oddities there.

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3. Mendocino is a great Northern California destination.

Nice old coastal town, with lots of artsy stuff.
There is a beach there that is great for collecting sea glass, and a bunch of art galleries, restaurants, music venues, and cool old buildings. It is pretty touristy, but not too bad during the off-season.

They have a nice farmers market on Fridays. I'm trying to put together some shots of it.

How long since you've been there? We usually go up a couple times in the Fall.

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2. On top, is that the "Widow's Walk."

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4. I suppose it could be.

Doesn't look quite as substantial as I'm used to seeing on the older buildings in the coastal towns but, then again, it is a railing of some kind. I don't know. Maybe a faux widow's walk.

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6. They are ornate in some of the river settlements.

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9. Pretty much that way out here as well.

They're usually associated with some degree of wealth.

I suspect that rail is simply designed to be suggestive of a widow's walk. Or, maybe it was necessary to comply with local building codes.

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11. I think your first suggestion is the correct one.

A golf widow walk.

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5. Horrifying thought...

...you suppose that carving is intended to represent maritime mourning folk art, like a widow standing in a window, peering out to sea?!

Ack! I interpreted it as humor. Maybe I should remove the smiley from my description...

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7. Look at the busty women on mastheads. That was my first thought. Is the

figure looking out to sea?

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8. No, not that I recall. I think it's looking toward the town side.

I think scuba pegged it in my other thread. The wood carver just liked big boobs.

Like I told scuba...somtimes I over-think things...

Thanks for the example of the masthead figures, alfredo. Makes sense.

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10. Seafarers don't see their wives for a long time.