The San Juan Bautista Fiesta Rodeo Mural

This week (June 20 to June 27), I will be posting photos that I took last Sunday in downtown San Juan Bautista.

This fading mural sits in somebody's back yard. It depicts the San Juan Bautista Fiesta and Rodeo that used to take place every year since at least the early 1900s. The mural was done in the 1970s by artist Ernesto Valles, who also did the Hollister mural on Fifth Street.

Here's a closer look at a section of this San Juan mural.

Knock, Knock

This week (June 20 to June 27), I will be posting photos that I took last Sunday in downtown San Juan Bautista.

A fixture—a knocker, I believe—on the door of the Orient Express, the Chinese Restauarnt in town. The address is on Washington Street.

Heavy Metal Cock-a-Doodle-doo

This week (June 20 to June 27), I will be posting photos that I took last Sunday in downtown San Juan Bautista.

When is a chicken in San Juan Bautista not running wild?

When it is an item in a gift shop in that town.

Back Fence Gazing

This week (June 20 to June 27), I will be posting photos that I took last Sunday in downtown San Juan Bautista.

Peeking through the back fence on Fourth Street at the patio of Jardines de San Juan.

Chickies Running Wild

This week (June 20 to June 27), I will be posting photos that I took last Sunday in downtown San Juan Bautista.

San Juan Bautista is known for being home to one of the 21 California missions that were founded by the Franciscan friars of Spain. It is also known for the chickens that run wild through the downtown streets. Many tourists think the wild chickens are quaint. Many San Juan residents think otherwise. Check out this story about the Mission City's decision to hire a chicken wrangler to thin out the flocks.