Mural entitled "The Seed of Life" by Adrian Avila aka @adrianavilaarts for @manapublicarts seen at 437 NW 22nd Lane in the Wynwood Arts District of Miami, Florida. The model is @chelseacomo.

The artist states: "The Seed of Life is a visual representation of the connections between all living beings and life itself. It represents the mathematical and logical order of the natural world, signifying the laws of nature."

Drone photo by James aka @urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Mural entitled "Disconnect" by ZMED aka @zmedstudios seen in Lafayette, Indiana.

Photo by James aka Urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Entitled "Steamy Standard" I quite like this, think it may be a marmite for some but as the steam starts to clear from the front of the locomotive. Mono in its tones with just that splash of red bufferbeam

Mural entitled "Arouse! For You Must Justify Me" by

Professor Tim Parsley aka @timparsley with the assistance of University of Saint Francis students, seen at 132 West Wayne Street in Ft Wayne, Indiana.

From two photos by James aka Urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Mural entitled "Alma" by YANOE aka @oh_yanoe and Eric Skotnes aka @zoueh_skotnes collectively known as @yanoexzoueh, seen at 505 East Green Street in Champaign, Illinois.

Drone photo by James aka @urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Mural entitled "Realization of Your Own Creation" by Nychos aka @nychos, seen at 694 Mateo Street in the Arts District of Los Angeles, California.

Photo by James aka Urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Mural entitled "Helloooo? Where'd all the time go?" by Emma Gilbert aka @emmagilbertart, seen at 536 Joseph Avenue SE in Atlanta, Georgia.

The artist states "This mural reflects my feelings about the fleeting nature of time and the sense of loss that comes with it. I often feel overwhelmed by how short the days are, struggling to balance quality time with family while still pursuing my dreams. It’s as though a ticking clock constantly looms over me, reminding me how quickly life passes. But the looming clock isn’t necessarily negative, as it reminds to call my family and friends more and motivates me to create art that inspires and uplifts communities while my body is still able."

Photo by James aka Urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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I entitled this Wicked Tree of Death due to what looks like skin hanging from the branches. In reality it's only bark but as it was blowing in the wind it looked quite horrific.

Mural entitled "El Nahual" by Jari "Werc" Alvarez aka @w3rc seen in Yonkers, New York.

Photo by James aka @urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Mural entitled "Handmade Happiness" by Naomi Haverland aka @naomihaverland for the Fort Myers Mural Society Next Level Street Art Event, seen at 2330 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Drive in Fort Myers, Florida.

Photo by James aka Urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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[ CPP Project example -- Fall 1997 ]

This is a part of an ongoing & experimental photo project of mine entitled "Corpse Photo-Poetics." (The particular piece was composed by myself & Melina, my former fiance, and was included in the Florida Emerging Artists exhibit @ the Arts On the Park Gallery in Lakeland, 1998).

CPP was first conceived of as a sort of abstraction a Surrealist game (known as "EXQUISITE CORPSE") while driving the lonely stretches of the 95 through the old American South (rural Georgia) in the spring of 1994. The project languished, a bit, for a while, but has been conferred new life due my ability to connect with other kind, creative souls here on Flickr! ^_^

I can't locate my formal description of the project, but I'll try to succinctly state its simplicity:

With E.C., partipants divide a piece of a paper into thirds or quaters, choosing, for instance, the human form. Each participant chooses a section of the form to complete, covering their work, leaving only lines to give the next player a starting point for the next section of the piece. The result can be something quite surprising and, sometimes even good! ;)

I chose to use double exposure photographs. The CPP images have mostly been produced directly in the camera (35mm). With no fixed form in mind, participants grab an image to be integrated with the photograph of another in the camera, and hopefully the result is just as surprising and, even good!

This is a randomly chosen example -- I have very few digital copies at this time, but will try to change that soon. I'm working on new methods and am always looking for new collaborators.

Let's see, thank you for taking a look, reading about this crazy project, & please LMK if you are interested. ;)

OK. Here's further description that I e-mailed to one recent participant, the amazing Ms. LaDonna Chaos:

Let’s see… I'll do my best to b-r-I-e-f-l-y describe the project off the top o' my chaotic head here.

Incidentally, this is the primitive, FUN technique, but I will soon move to enact some refinements to the process. In any case, I just thought that we could have some fun for now in this still early stage of things. What do you reckon?

Mural entitled “Axis Mundi” by @mac_arte and @aiseborn seen on the wall of the Akron Civic Theatre at 128 South Main Street in Akron, Ohio.

Drone photo by James aka Urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Mural entitled "Tell Me You're in my Corner" by Jamia Calvin aka @miahthecreator for Blk Out Mural Festival, seen at 25 Highland Street in Highland Park, Michigan.

Drone photo by James aka Urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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This might have been entitled "The Invisible River" given that the Krazy Kataloguer describe it as "General View of the Dargle River" this despite the writing on the plate. Tom the Fiddler must have been quite the character, and his donkey was a great one to laugh as they moved about County Wicklow?

Photographer: Robert French

Collection: Lawrence Photograph Collection

Date: Circa 1865 to before July 1887

NLI Ref: L_IMP_1491

You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie

[ CPP Project example - Winter 1997 II ]

This is a part of an ongoing & experimental photo project of mine entitled "Corpse Photo-Poetics." (This was composed by myself & Melina, my former fiance.) It was conceived as a sort of abstraction of the Surrealist game, "Exquisite Corpse."

I can't locate my formal description of the project, but I'll try to succinctly state its simplicity:

With E.C., partipants divide a piece of a paper into thirds or quaters, choosing, for instance, the human form. Each participant chooses a section of the form to complete, covering their work, leaving only lines to give the next player a starting point for the next section of the piece. The result can be something quite surprising and, sometimes even good! ;)

This is a randomly chosen example -- I have very few digital copies at this time, but will try to change that soon. I'm working on new methods and am always looking for new collaborators.

Let's see, thank you for taking a look, reading about this crazy project & LMK if you are interested. ;)

OK. Here's further description that I e-mailed to one recent participant, the amazing Ms. LaDonna Chaos:

Let’s see… I'll do my best to b-r-I-e-f-l-y describe the project off the top o' my chaotic head here.

Incidentally, this is the primitive, FUN technique, but I will soon move to enact some refinements to the process. In any case, I just thought that we could have some fun for now in this still early stage of things. What do you reckon?

Mural entitled "Liora and the Cup of Peonies" by Danny Doya aka @dannydoya, seen at 719 NW 5th Avenue in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Photo by James aka Urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Mural entitled "A Persistent Thread" by Jonny Alexander for "Murals in the Market" seen in Detroit, Michigan.

The artist explains the work as follows: This image is a personal interpretation of Detroit, where its been and where it's going. A narrative image you can read from left to right lends reference to Detroit's manufacturing past, it's present growth and it's future yet to be known. There is a banner that weaves its way through the whole image from past to future. It's meant to represent the cultural thread that has run through Detroit, with +80% of Detroit's population being black, I see this legacy as being the lifeblood that gives the city it's culture, vitality and creative energy. The banner serves as a reminder to the changing city to recognize and celebrate its cultural legacy.

Drone photo by James aka Urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Excerpt from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Stephen%27s_Church,_Nijmegen:

The Great Church or St. Stephen's Church colloquially called Steven's Church, is the oldest and largest church in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. The church is built on a small hill, the Hundisburg.

The history of St. Stephen's dates back to the seventh century. The foundation of the church may be connected with the Christianization campaign of bishop Kunibert of Cologne in the seventh century. In 1247 Nijmegen came under the control of Count Otto II of Gelredome. For strategic reasons, St. Stephen's was moved from the Kelfkensbos to its current location on the Hundisburg. The present church was consecrated in 1273 by Albertus Magnus. Administratively, St. Stephen's fell under the authority of the chapter of the Basilica of the Holy Apostles, Cologne. The church has long been the only parish in the city. The building was expanded several times in the thirteenth to sixteenth centuries, including an impressive ambulatory. Pope Pius IV authorized the establishment of its own chapter, in 1475, making St. Stephen's independent of Cologne. In 1591 Saint Stephen's was converted to a Protestant church after the city was captured from the Spanish (during which the steeple was severely damaged), which it has remained since except for a Catholic interlude around 1670.

Catherine of Bourbon was buried in the St. Stephen's Church, in 1469. Her son, Charles of Gelre, paid to have a monument to her placed in the church, which remains to this day.

In 1810 is by royal decree the church property was transferred to the Reformed Church; the civil community retained the ownership of the tower, as part of the city defenses.

The church was severely damaged by the bombing of the city in 1944, including loss of the main spire, but was rebuilt after the war with the restored spire being completed in 1969.

In 2001 the church received two stained-glass windows of Marc Mulders entitled Pelican and Stigmata.

Mural entitled "Quiet Moments" by Ona Salvador aka @onasalvador, seen at 251 NW 22nd Lane in the Wynwood Arts District of Miami, Florida.

Photo by James aka Urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Mural entitled "Unity" by Charles McGee aka @charles.mcgee, seen at 1428 Griswald Street in Detroit, Michigan.

Drone photo by James aka Urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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A Tea for the Tillerman

Wickedly Delicious and Delightful

Years ago while doing research for a boring university project I stumbled across old archives for the Glamorgan Gazette from the pre-Great War 1900s.

A story entitled ‘Tea Party Misadventure’ caught my eye.

It was of interest mostly because my mum likes to put on elaborate dress-up tea parties of her own doing in our almost one-hectare backyard garden at home.

There was not much to this old story really, only reporting that at a certain fancy Tea held at the manor house recently the hostess and several guests reported jewels had turned up missing. I was suspiciously under the impression that they were wearing said jewels at the time, for no mention of them being nicked from rooms was made.

This piqued my curiosity because, due I’m sure to some quirk in my DNA, I get perilous shivers thinking some uncommon thief could be that skilled, he/she could undetected, nick the very jewels I’m wearing. Would love to know if I’m unique in that feeling.

That said ….

No mention of an investigation, the cause, or any outcome was given. Nor could I find a follow-up story.

I hate it when I cannot find answers to stories. And this one certainly piqued my rather offbeat interest over how something like that could occur.

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Then, much more recently, I had been out with Ginny to see the movie “Cruella.” She had “commandeered” her older Brother’s twin 8-year-old daughters for the occasion.

The movie basically sets up how Cruella became a thief, starting out with these tendencies as a young child.

I will admit that as we sat drinking at the pub afterward later that same evening (after seeing the giggling twin girls off back to thief mum) my mind pictured some of my own Mum’s past fancy tea parties.

I soon combined third memories with that long ago newspaper story of ‘misadventure at a similar function.

Certain scenes of that movie clicked in my alcohol-induced mind as to how the ladies at the fancy tea may have lost their jewellery.

Soon I came up with the seeds of the fictional story below using bits of those tea parties and my ideas on how dropping in a resourceful thief amongst the dressed-up guests' midst them could play out the unanswered questions in the Glamorgan Gazette’s missing jewellery storyline. Sort of filling in the gaps.

The descriptions of that tea described below are taken from years of tea parties Mum has hosted. The details are accurate including the settings, clothing, and jewels worn by the hostess(Mum) and her guests, including Ginny and I at various times.

The character studies of Estella, the wooden bead lady, and the Shannons are also loosely based on past tea party guests.

I guess any posh affair of that sort if carried on for enough years will have its odd occurrences and occasional uninvited guests. Which we have…

And of course, the story as told is a work of fiction.

No actual robbery-related misadventures have ever occurred at one of my Mum’s teas. They were always known to be sensible affairs.

I need to say that because mum still popularly puts them on, and I don't wish to scare anyone off. They are such fun.

The story below may seem far-fetched, but is it really? For something indeed quite odd had happened at that tea in Glamorgan to warrant a reporter’s story?

Next up :

Acte 1

My Tale

A Brief Characterization

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A Tea for the Tillerman

Acte 1

A Brief Characterization

Like her Mum before her(my Gamma), mine liked to hold these once a fortnight dress up “High” tea affairs with her friends. Held either inside the sunroom, or larger parties carried out in the backyard gardens during warmer months.

The invited were pretty much just ladies our mum knew, which was extensive. But during the summer months, these friends were more than welcome to also invite along daughters, relatives, and such.

They all would certainly get in the mood and have fun with the ongoing theme of a posh tea, trying to outdo one another in the dress-up department.

Elegant evening attire mixed in with cocktail dresses, silk and satin blouses with formal long skirts, and even the occasional repurposed wedding or bridesmaid gowns were the unwritten attire required to attend.

Copious displays of pearls and rhinestones were displayed with added panache. And many a real gemstone was snuck in to show its glitter and gleam off.

It was like they were expecting a member of the royal family to attend, Mum’s affair had grown to be simply that posh.

Tea (and stronger drink) was served and by the time the soirée died down by twilight, our yard(or house) contained a very happily cheerful lot. A laughing and huggy group of well-dressed, inebriated ladies.

A pickpockets dream, I always fancifully told myself as I watched it all play out many times.

This time it was no different, with soon giggling ladies, whom it became very apparent on the day of this tale, would have presented easy marks for the tomfoolery of someone without convictions (As the Culture Club song goes)!

Next up the Acte 2

Tea Party Misadventure

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Mural entitled "Baile Folklórico" by Bill Louis aka @biltslouisart for the Sugar House Mural Project seen at 1045 2100 South in Salt Lake City, Utah

Drone photo by James aka Urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Mural entitled "RECOVERY" by Jay (CBLOXX) and Hayley Garner (AYLO) collectively known as Nomad.Clan aka @nomad.clan for Blkout Walls 2023, seen at 2121 Cass Avenue in Detroit, Michigan.

Drone photo by James aka @urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Mural entitled "Lost and Found" by CERA aka @cera_streetart for Tippecanoe Arts Foundation, seen at 115 South Range Street in Wolcott, Indiana.

Drone photo by James aka @urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Mural entitled "Thirst" by Jennifer Kosharek seen at Arlington Avenue and 9th Street North in Ft Lauderdale, Florida.

From three photos by James aka @urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Mural entitled "Far Allure" by Reves One aka @revesone, seen at Meaford Way, Anerly, Bromley, London, England.

Photo by James aka Urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Mural entitled "Gestos Que Hablan" by Nicole Salgar aka @nmsalgar, seen at 500 NW 8th Street in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Drone photo by James aka Urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Mural entitled "Godlike" depicting Neptune and Zeus by Shae Petersen aka @srilart at 3267 South 300 West in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Photo by James aka @urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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everybody is entitled to one moment in the sunlight

Officially entitled 'The Leviathan' , this sculpture, known as The Plymouth Prawn sits on top of a pole near the Mayflower Steps in Plymouth's Barbican.

Created by Brian Fell and unveiled in 1996 it is made from copper painted mild steel and represents sea creatures landed by Plymouth's fisherman.

It has a cormorant’s feet, a plesiosaurus’s tail, the fin of a John Dory, a lobster’s claws and the head of an angler fish but no actual prawn !

This image was originally entitled, "Gregorian Monk at Prayer" and I love it.

These large caterpillars were common in the trees in the apartment complex when I first moved in. The damage they inflicted, however, earned the wrath of management and a regular dose of insecticides.

Eyespots (markings that resemble vertebrate eyes) have evolved many times in Lepidopterans (butterflies and moths). The fact that this adaptation has arisen independently so often in this group indicates the general effectiveness of this anti-predator startle defence.

Taken September 28, 2012.

Home studio

Pu'er, Yunnan, China

(The enforced hiatus from photo-taking due to the predictably unpredictable weather continues, so I intend to continue some reposts though this time of what I consider my favourite twenty images (in no particular order and in batches of five). I have now surpassed 10000 images in my photostream, so have plenty to choose from. Invariably, these will not be images that have been particularly well received on their initial appearance in my photostream, but have significance to me maybe because of the circumstances related to their capture, as images I have a sentimental, nostalgic and/or emotional connection to or perhaps just what I consider to be a good shot.)

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"Seabirds" from the 2018 EP entitled An Extended Play

Music and lyrics by Pizzagirl

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kwYOFmOfi8

Well I take my glasses off when I see a beautiful thing

I see it better, see it better, see it better

Just because I'm different skin

Do you think I matter?

Do you think, do you think at all?

Do you feel angry if I do something or say something?

I wonder which ones which

Don't tell me about my body

Don't tell me about my body

When you see it twitch

When you see it twitch

We're just a matter of matter

But I know you’re something else

I love the way things have a double life

We're just a matter of matter

But I know you’re something else

I love the way things have a double life

But if you look hard enough you will never find it

Because the seabirds, they're in my body

Because the seabirds, they're in my head

I wish the seabirds were all around me

I wish the seabirds would leave me dead

Seabirds, seabirds

There's this stream right under this bridge

And I go everyday everyday

The water is thin just like your skin

And it's cold and it's cold and it's pale

We run for meters on bathroom tiles

And we've walked on solid ground

Well I like your body, I like your body

I like the sound, like the sound, like the sound

Like the sound, like the sound, like the sound

Like the sound, like the sound, like the sound

We're just a matter of matter

But I know you’re something else

I love the way things have a double life

We're just a matter of matter

But I know you’re something else

I love the way things have a double life

But if you look hard enough you will never find it

And if you look hard enough you will never try

I wish the seabirds were in my body

I wish the seabirds were in my head

I wish the seabirds were all around me

I wish the seabirds would leave me dead

I wish the seabirds were in my body

I wish the seabirds were in my head

I wish the seabirds were all around me

I wish the seabirds would leave me dead

I've been absolutely obsessed with this song from the very first time I heard it. Lyrically and musically brilliant.

Thank you for your support.

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by street artist Ador, entitled "Once upon a time", (an old one ) Blackpool 2015

- Causerie

par l'artiste de rue Ador, titré "Once upon a time", (un ancien) Blackpool 2015

A statue entitled The Prospector, sculpted by Alonzo Victor Lewis, serves as the centerpiece of the grounds of the Sitka Pioneer Home. The sculpture was supposed to be modeled after real-life pioneer William Clark "Skagway Bill" Fonda, a resident of Skagway and originally of Fonda, New York. This statue is the larger of two models that Lewis created. The smaller of the pair sits in Seattle's Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park in Pioneer Square. After more than three tons of clay and 21 years of fundraising, the sculpture was finally shipped to Sitka in time for its dedication at 1949's Alaska Day.

Mural entitled "Fish Bowl" by Sarah Joncas aka @sara_joncas for Long Beach Walls 2016, seen at 100 West 8th Street in Long Beach, California.

Photo by James aka Urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Hard to believe this was only 16 years ago, but how things have changed! Former 'Load Haul' Class 60, No 60059 'Swinden Dalesman' heads 6F74 12:xx Liverpool Bulk Terminal to Fidlers Ferry PS 'Coal' approaches Lea Green Road bridge, St Helens. This was the site of the old Lea Green station and nowadays the line is fully electrified. 16 October 2010.

Copyright: Doug Birmingham (8A Rail)

For further images covering Merseyside between 1998 and 2017 see my book entitled: 'Merseyside Traction', at www.amberley-books.com/merseyside-

The Spandau Citadel (German: Zitadelle Spandau) is a fortress in Berlin, Germany, one of the best-preserved Renaissance military structures of Europe. Built from 1559–94 atop a medieval fort on an island near the meeting of the Havel and the Spree, it was designed to protect the town of Spandau, which is now part of Berlin. In recent years it has been used as a museum and has become a popular tourist spot. Furthermore, the inner courtyard of the Citadel has served as an open air concert venue in the summertime since 2005.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spandau_Citadel

Collection entitled "From The North"

Ilford fp4 4x5

Crown Graphic

www.deathbysushi.org

Mural entitled "Hopeful" by DEVONA aka @devonastimpson for the Big Walls Big Dreams mural festival sponsored by Up Art Studio, seen at 2118 Washington Avenue in Houston, Texas.

Photo by James aka @urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Mural entitled "Recuerdo de Mejor Amigo" by LETRALEX aka @letralex, seen at Calle Duarte & Calle 30 de Marzo in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.

Photo by James aka Urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Mural entitled "Of Fur and Feather" by Bria Hammock aka @hammock_art, seen at 609 West 18th Street in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

From three drone photos by James aka @urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Model entitled "Dryad7" with thanks to faestock on deviantART found here:

browse.deviantart.com/art/Dryad7-268413824

Texture entitled "Clover - FREE Texture" from my stock found here:

www.flickr.com/photos/plumnutz/8848038718/

Mural entitled "You Are Exactly Where You Want to Be" by Rosalia Torres-Weiner aka @redcalacastudio, seen in the Mount Plaza at 300 Camp Road in Charlotte, North Carolina.

From two drone photos by James aka @urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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self entitled people having a drink and taking up all the pavement space so that pedestrians had to walk in the road.

Mural entitled "The World is Big But You Can be Bigger" by Whitney Holbourn aka @whitneyholbourn, seen at 479 NW 23rd Street in the Wynwood Arts District of Miami, Florida.

Photo by James aka Urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Mural entitled "Swimming in Color" by Thomas Evans aka @detour303, seen at 375 Columbia Avenue in Holland, Michigan.

Photo by James aka Urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Mural entitled "The Blossoming of Trust" by Huariu aka @huariu, seen at 937 Orange Street in Jacksonville, Florida.

Drone photo by James aka Urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Mural entitled "Love Each Other" by Chris Chanyang Shim (Royyal Dog 심찬양 ) aka @royyaldog, seen at 1499 Seaton Street in Los Angeles, California.

Mural entitled "Rhythm is Gonna Get You" by Mr. Kas aka @kasartofficial, seen on the wall of Paul Lawrence Dunbar School at 505 NW 20th Street in Miami Florida.

Drone photo by James aka @urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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