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Kingsburg, Ca.
Okay, if you're not in the mood for snark, move along. These signs have been making their appearance around town. I've seen similar messages on bumper stickers previously. That goes along with all the other crapola bumper sticker slogans such as, "If you can read this, thank a teacher," and so many other self-serving exclamations made on all manner of media. The implications are that they are doing this as a favor to us, rather than as a means of making money. The idiocy of this should be obvious. Why not "If you have a bank account, thank a banker?" Or what about, "If you haven't been arrested for tax evasion, thank a CPA?" It goes on and on. Extended out to it's logical conclusion, we must all get bumper stickers to exclaim our virtue and reason for existing on the planet. How about, "If you're a cop, thank us criminals?" "If you're toilet flushes, thank your plumber."
I mean, really. how dumb are we?
I went to Cypressmede Park to look for signs of spring wildflowers. There were the glimmerings of little shoots here and there. This little Red-backed Salamander was a pleasant find on a warm early spring day.
I think this is my favorite bar name, ever.
Located at West Portal, 824 Ulloa Street, San Francisco, Calif.
On the other side of the fence, Mr. Zoom and I crossed the street to get a better look at the building from which we'd just escaped. I was happy to see that Mr. Z's eyes were clear again. He asked if I still had the paper I'd pulled out of the one-fingered hand. I patted the pockets of my pants. Yes! But only part of it.
We stood huddled together, trying to find a clue in the words. If we were to believe the Statue of Liberty, Demi only had to look for the signs to find her other half. Originally we were just humoring Demi, helping her with her quest. But now we felt that if we followed the signs we might find her.
Part of a headline remained. We read it together at the same time...out loud.
ines Contribute to City's Demi (and the paper was torn here)
Huh? City's Demise was a good guess as to the rest of the headline. But what about the beginning?
A bit of wind ruffled the paper in my hand and my eyes were struck by the words etched in the sidewalk.
IN DIRECT LINE WITH ANOTHER and THE NEXT.
Mr. Zoom and I looked at each other, puzzled, and in a way, more frightened than we were with the Bruce Lee look-alike bearing down on us. Could the partial headline and these odd words have a connection to each other....and to Demi?
(L)ines Contribute to City's Demi(se?)
In Direct Line With Another And The Next
Does anyone else's head hurt?
This is the continuing story of Demi Less and her quest to find her other half. The quest has led her...and us, from Virginia to New York City. If you are just joining us, you might want to read Part 1. Start at the last photo and move forward.
Part 1 of the Demi Story) www.flickr.com/photos/zoom-in-tight/sets/72157607664503789/
Old Books Sign in Vienna, Missouri. Photography by Notley Hawkins. Taken with a Canon EOS R5 camera with a Canon RF70-200mm F2.8 L IS USM lens at Æ’/5.6 with a 1/125-second exposure at ISO 100. Processed with Adobe Lightroom CC.
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Our Daily Challenge 7-13 June : Caution.
One of two signs by the little railway in Poole Park.
Townies beware!
An odd assortment of horizontal and vertical lines in the advertising when I looked up from getting gas.
A collection of signs found in the Old Railway Workshops when they closed down. They now form part of the permanent exhibition at The Museum at Inveresk in Launceston. Walker Evans would have loved them.
*Photos taken with the Nikon D850.
Did an Urbex trip into Detroit recently.
4 years and counting, since this #cocacola ghost sign was revealed when the building next to it was torn down. I figured the sign was from the 1930s. Slowly the building is falling apart with graffiti showing up inside the structuring. Not sure what those red painted areas are, since they did not exist four years ago. Maybe someone painted over some offensive tagging.
Detroit Michigan
... against the division that has begun in our society in Germany
Zeichen setzen... , gegen die begonnene Spaltung unserer Gesellschaft.
Marktoberdorf, 14.02.2022
I have never heard of Clement Public Library. I don't think they are local. I loved the graphics here. And the taped on license plate.
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I'm starting to see more and more trees with little green leaves growing on them and the past two days have been warm and sunny. The weather forecast for the rest of the month shows similar weather with the occassional rain storm. It's hard to have a bad day with this kind of external change.