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☞ A closer view of the bird to the right of the woman's face drawn on the left-end of the murals. The bird was covered in geometric patterns. ☞ A face was painted on what looked like a tree stump. A dry-stand pipe in red, rose in parallel to the face. ☞ The mural to the left, the woman's face with birds, was the original mural by Gio Mantis. The mural to the right was painted later and blended to join with the original. That later mural was painted by Berj and TimothyB_Art. ☞ A closer view of the tree face, here with a lock box painted to match the face. ☞ A view of the right end of the mural, the part drawn by Berj and TimothyB_Art, as seen from the sidewalk. View all

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☞ A closer view of the middle of the mural. A woman peered out from a field of flowers. Overhead a butterfly flew. ☞ More names of the dead were listed below gigantic tears dripping down the face of the mural. The names included, "Beth Moore Quay," and "Charles Sexton." ☞ A closer shot of a man dying in a hospital bed. Clearly he was dying of complications caused by HIV/AIDS. ☞ Another section of the wall listed, "F-St Renovation," and "$13,500,000.xx." ☞ A quotation that began, "April, forever shall you have a place in my heart, springing forth as an angel from heaven. View all

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☞ While waiting for a trolley on King Street in San Francisco, I notice that only two of several windows were lit at 10:00 at night. The street and building lights dipped into the orange and gave the entire scene an eerie feeling. View all

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☞ Two construction workers held ropes to help guide a huge, heavy I-beam into a hole. This was part of the construction of San Francisco's Central Subway. View all

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☞ A raised garden bed and path around it replaced a lawn in the front of the house. As you can see, the raised garden bed really improved the look of the front yard. View all

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☞ Two boarded up windows were found in an old brick building in downtown Sacramento, California. The window on the left contained a bit of art that read, "Doomsayers." The window on the right was two windows inside one frame. The left window in that frame was gone. The right window in that frame was a bit more present but still lacked glass. View all

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☞ Oranges were knocked from tree during a heavy rain. The tree was planted in the sidewalk, so the oranges were public and could be picked up and eaten by anyone. View all

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☞ A creature with duck feet shot its tongue out and was about to eat a surprised flower. ☞ Smoke rose from behind a carnivorous plant. A castle lay atop a hill. A cloud with two eyes watched everything. ☞ The mural lay behind a double line of cars pulled into a driveway and waiting for coffee. The mural itself lay behind an actual hedge. ☞ To the right was a drawing that looked like a video game. Lots of strange looking objects floated in the air or hid behind bushes. View all

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☞ The words, "Shut Door." were stenciled to a roll-up door. The meaning of the sign was ambiguous. Was it a command to those that used the door to always leave it shut? Or was it a notice to strangers that this was a working door that was currently shut? Or was this notice that this door was permanently shut and would never open? View all

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☞ The artist's signature was spray painted on the upper left of the hidden wall. It read, "Bayne 2016." ☞ The mural looked like laundry blown in the wind, or like car parts blown in a hurricane. The red in the mural matched the red of the side of the building. ☞ A Volkswagen Beetle was painted over a window. Although abstract, the Volkswagen Beetle was clearly drawn. A small white patch of graffiti despoiled the car. ☞ The mural, at first glance, appeared to occupy the side of the building just under the eve. It was an abstract design that worked well with the surrounding colors. View all

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☞ A bright red woman with arms spread was the main feature of the mural. Leafs in a tree planted in the sidewalk partly obscured her headdress. ☞ The woman's snake hair was sculpted and painted to give it at tactile texture. ☞ The upper left side of the mural was covered in birds. Those birds flew over flames and upward toward a silver light. ☞ The woman's necklace was sculpted from tiny bits of tile formed into a complex mosaic. ☞ A closer view of the woman's upper right arm. Fish swam up to her armpit. Tiny figures marched above and the arm itself was covered in a wide variety of designs. View all

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☞ The top of the mural showed a figure holding a key. That key, just perhaps, might fit one of the two lower keyholes. This figure had a hole in its shoulder, and held a ribbon. ☞ Another view of the bottom left of the mural this time viewed from above. ☞ The sign identifying the mural was at sidewalk level. This mural was part of the "Wide Open Walls" festival in Sacramento, California. ☞ Hands down, the best view of this mural was from the top of an adjacent parking structure. From this view, one can appreciate just how huge this mural was. View all

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☞ My son spotted this very small rabbit in our backyard at dusk one evening. Still light enough to get a quick shot. ☞ Of the many quick little chipmunks I saw that week, this was the only photo I was able to get. Did I mention they were quick? View all

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☞ A woman's face looked out from behind the razor-edged pyramid. She gazed at a bird that also gazed at her. Behind this face-off was a geometric design. ☞ A big hand reached out across the mural, one would expect, toward the Seer. ☞ Old Christmas lights decorate an eve overhanging the sidewalk.Just below the overhang, two large eyes gazed out at the empty street. ☞ A wider shot showing the location of the hand and the eyes on the left side of the mural. The right end of the mural contained the Seer, faces, and birds. ☞ The left end of the mural depicted a six eyed seer flanked by two birds and two newly sprouted plants. View all