The happenings of the Billy and Sheri Wardle family
Some warmer weather got us to the zoo. We saw the elephants, butterflies, giraffes, rhinoceros, and gorillas. There was one pretending to be a circus performer. I also walked through the desert dome to see the road runner, but I didn't see him. I did see the kookaburra bird.
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| Riley and the fish |
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| a black snake |
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| These two were funny. The smaller one seemed to get the better of the larger one as he could get underneath him. |
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| kookaburra |
The mural on Q street and 30th is very interesting. It depicts the South Omaha African American community. It shows Roweena Moore who advocated for African Americans in the workplace, particularly the meat packing plants. She sued for equal pay for women and won her suit. It is on a building that use to be the LaFern Williams South Omaha YMCA and is now the The Simple Foundation.
There are many people in the mural and the South Omaha Mural Project provides a list.
Central Omaha Highh School is the oldest high school in Omaha. It originally was housed in the capitol building on this site. However it was rebuilt around the high capital building and eentually that was taken down leaving a courtyard in the middle.
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| By the football stadium is a statue of Gale Sayers |
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| football stadium |
The Upland Park and the Miguel Keith Parks are kitty corner from each other on 30th and Y Streets. The Upland Park features a spray park, area for soccer, a pump track fo biking, scooters or skate boards and a covered picnic area
This mural is at the corner of 30th and U Streets. It is a community project. It is on the wall of AFOMA, a tobacco store. It is a Canopy South Community Engagement Project. It was finished in 2022.
