The way this building is constructed might help identify this photograph. Put on your thinking cap, and see if you can make this determination. Send your thoughts to ebrack2@gmail.com and include your hometown.
Identifying this monstrous cat in the last Mystery was Allan Peel of San Antonio, Texas. He wrote: “Today’s mystery photo is the Calico Cat, located at 521 First Street in Davis, Calif., approximately 15 miles west of Sacramento. This 20-foot-tall, whimsical mosaic sculpture stands on the front patio of the John Natsoulas Gallery, an art gallery established in 1986 with an emphasis on ceramics.
“Made up of small, colorful ceramic tiles, the sculpture was designed to double as a shaded patio and an acoustic band shell for small performances, intentionally shaped and engineered to enhance the sound of musical instruments playing beneath it. Installed in 2016, it sits beside another ceramic sculpture that was installed a year earlier in 2015. This first sculpture is called Roy the Dog, and one of its ears is partly visible in the top-right part of the mystery photo. The Calico Cat sculpture was inspired by an actual group of calico cats that once roamed the area.” The photo came from the editor.
The only other three readers getting the mystery correct were George Graf, Palmyra, Va.; Jay Altman, Columbia, S.C.; and Sara Rawlins of Lawrenceville, who told us “Most calico cats are tri-colored, with black, orange and white fur coats and are mostly female. There are rare male calico cats. The state of Maryland has the calico cat as their state animal because their colors are the same as the state bird, the Baltimore Oriole. Also, calico is not a breed, but a coat pattern found in many breeds and mixed breeds.”
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