Fall is here and my thoughts are turning to peanuts. Peanuts in the Dothan, Alabama area grow from April to October and the type of peanut I have been hunting on my trips to Dothan have been of the fiberglass variety instead of the grow in the ground kind. I would love to meet a peanut farmer and tag along but I am not sure that that is going to happen this year.
The fun people of Dothan have put a bit of effort into sharing their love of all things peanut around town by erecting 4 foot fiberglass peanuts around town. You can read my previous posts on my peanut sightings here and here and here. They are all fun and different and I continue to love the new ones that I find. So join me today while I show a few more of my favorite finds.
First up is Wesley P. Nut who resides outside of Wesley Manor in Dothan. He is a serious looking guy but he keeps an eye on the goings and comings of the residents of the retirement home.
Nuts About Safety stands tall outside of the Dothan Fire Department. Don’t you love the dalmatian who is keeping an eye on things?
Media Nut hangs out downtown Dothan outside the Scenic Cable Company. He is ready for any late breaking news.
Handy Nut finds his home outside Brackin Wholesale. His paint brush is broken but he still looks like he could get the job done, don’t you think?
The Dothan Pediatric Nut hangs around outside the Dothan Pediatric Clinic and keeps his eyes on all the activity around the clinic. I bet there are a lot of children who have had their picture taken with this lovely guy over the years. I talked to Debbie Yurevich (she was the one who introduced me to Dancin’ Dave) about the peanut. Debbie is the Marketing Director and Staff Physician Recruiter at the Dothan Pediatric Clinic and she had all the details about The Dothan Pediatric Nut.
According to Debbie:
The peanut was a gift from all of our staff to our shareholder physicians in 2011. Dr. Peanut has one iconic feature of each of the (8) shareholders of Dothan Pediatric Clinic. [We have 9 shareholders now, but in 2011, we only had 8.]
Dr. Bill Barron: the doctor bag. Dr. Barron still carries the same doctor bag he was given when he finished medical school in the early 80’s. Not many doctors still carry a doctor bag.
Dr. Bob Benak: the smile and the hair. Or lack thereof. (Smile.)
Dr. Lee Scott: the eyes and the spectacles. (Pretty great likeness, don’t you think?)
Picture courtesy of Debbie Yurevich
Dr. Michael Ramsey: the Rolex watch. Dr. Ramsey is our GQ-stylish physician. The watch is a replica of the one he wears to work.
Dr. Michelle Freeman: the stethoscope. Dr. Freeman is an AVID Auburn fan. The stethoscope is orange and blue and her initial is monogrammed on the diaphragm. The “Littmann” stethoscope has an “L” monogrammed in the same spot.
Dr. Kenneth Brown: the Dothan Peds scrub top and white t-shirt. When Dr. Brown is on call, he wears khakis and a scrub top with a white t-shirt underneath.
Dr. Jeff Tamburin: the cancer survivor ribbon. Dr. Tamburin gave us quite a cancer scare before we created the peanut. The Orchid ribbon is recognized as the official color for testicular cancer.
Dr. Mark Strassburg: the Altoids. Dr. Strassburg always has a tin of Altoids at his work station.
I was surprised to find this planter peanut when I made a trip to the Dothan Area Botanical Gardens. I almost missed it as I walked out a different way to my car and then it caught my eye. What a perfect planter for this lovely garden.
I am excited about the National Peanut Festival coming up in Dothan. I am planning a trip to Dothan during the event which runs from November 6-15 this year and I can’t wait to experience the festival. There might be a blog post (or two) following that trip.
Which peanut is your favorite from today’s post? Don’t forget to Comment for a Cause.
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Leave a commentLove the “Planter Peanut” (or is it “Planters’ Peanuts”?)!!!!! The pediatric peanut (with accompanying info) is another fave!!!!!!
Those two seem to be the top ones this time around! I agree!
Oh, these are wonderful! They’re all so clever, it’s hard to choose a favorite. But I think mine would be the doctor, most likely because of all the information you shared about those he represents.
The doctor is really a fun one, I agree, and I am sure a lot of them have history behind them that I just don’t know but I am thrilled to have Debbie as a resource.
The Dotham pediatric nut is my favorite! Love that it represents all the doctors!
It was pretty neat how they incorporated all of the docs in the design! He is really cuter in real life. Or in real peanut.
Media Nut, of course, is my favorite. What a great idea and way to get folks to explore town.
I love anything like this. Hendersonville, NC is close to us here and they have bears all over the downtown which are really cool. So many blogposts to do and so little time!
I love them all but I think the peanut planter is my favourite. How clever. Glad you didn´t miss it!
I know! It was not there the last time I visited the gardens so I am super happy I spied it when I left.
I second the media Nut! Awwww Nuts! What a fun city, it’s very cool when cities get behind art and make it available for mass consumption.
It is really a fun way to promote the city and everyone gets into the spirit of it from what I can see. I can’t wait for the festival!
All the peanuts rock but I love the one with flowers in it. What a great idea!
I love that one as well, Gibber!!!
It really is a cool idea!
Nuts About Safety is my favorite! Especially that chubby dalmatian!! But, I also love the planter! I’ve loved seeing all the different peanuts!!
They are so fun and each one has been so different that it makes it interesting to see what they come up with to help promote their business or organization.
Well, obviously I really like Dr. Peanut, but I had no idea that the Botanical Gardens have a peanut – I like it, too 🙂
I was surprised about that one as well because it was not there the last time I had visited and I almost missed it!
The National Peanut fest sounds like a blast. Alabama might make the best roasted peanuts in the world.
Well, I’m torn between the “planter” peanut and nuts about safety, but gess I’ll choose the planter. What an idea…we have a small town down south that has hippos as their mascot, etc. All over town you’ll see various decorated hippos.
Hippos? I love it! I have seen bears, dolphins, pigs and cows so why not hippos!
Next time I’m down that way, I’ll snap a pic for you!.
Please do!
These are so cute! The Wesley P. Nut and the Media Nut are my faves!
It is really hard for me to pick a favorite out of all of the ones I have seen. I can’t decide!
they are all so cool and fun – but I would definitely love to have a peanut planter!!
Yea–that one is pretty sweet, isn’t it?
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