I was walking north on Hudson Street approaching Leroy Street in downtown NYC when I noticed this balloon art attached to the stoplight and crosswalk sign pole. A closer look revealed a Santa-like face with blue eyes and a big white beard and a red heart balloon above it labeled “hug zone,” with a peace … Read more
I was in Minneapolis for the Christmas holiday, and took a venture downtown to look around. I didn’t have a particular destination, I was just walking around as it had been a long time since I had been downtown despite several recent visits to Minnesota to visit family. At any rate, I walked by this … Read more
When I am in New York City and walking around, I tend to see things that grab my attention in unlikely places, whether it’s on the sidewalk, on the back of a sign, the possibilities for creative finds are endless – like this leaf and muffin wrapper that looks like a flower. I was walking … Read more
On my recent day trip to Peekskill, NY, I was walking down Main Street when I noticed this building on the corner of N. Division Street and Main Street with the sign that says “Busy Corner.” I thought “that’s pretty funny, someone decided to declare this a busy corner.” Busy with what? It turns out … Read more
I took a day trip up to Peekskill recently, and as I was walking down N. Division Street, I noticed this odd display in a store window: the art works – if that’s what they are, I assume – are labeled and priced as “Lint: $25” and “Dirt: $25.” I didn’t see any indication of … Read more
I went to Home Depot this afternoon to get some replacement light bulbs, and as I was walking back to my car, I did a double-take when I saw this … I wasn’t fooled into thinking it was a real man smoking, but rather was just surprised because I hadn’t seen any window decals like … Read more
As I was walking down Main Street in Cooperstown on my Memorial Day weekend visit, I noticed these gorgeous details on a building there. It’s marked as the First National Bank Building, but is currently being used as the home for a number of smaller and different businesses, including the Heroes of Baseball Wax Museum … Read more
I was in NYC today, and as I was making my way across SoHo, I spotted this car in traffic on Broadway at Prince Street. My first thought was that it was a really cool custom paint job on a car, and I was appreciating it from an artistic point of view. But when I … Read more
I was walking around side streets to get away from the crowds at Shadfest in Lambertville when I noticed this charming little house. But as I got closer, I realized that some of the architectural details that I had seen from afar were in fact not what I thought they were. The front window (seen … Read more
I decided to take a day trip down to Lambertville, NJ today – I was last there in 2014, and thought it would be fun to visit again. My memories of it were a nice location along the Delaware River on the edge of New Jersey across from New Hope, Pennsylvania, and a charming town … Read more