Biblio-botany

16 Sunday Dec 2018

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This giant plant-based book was spotted at the Parade Gardens in Bath, England, in May 2018.

Airwalk

03 Monday Dec 2018

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A fun, colourful public art installation spotted in downtown Toronto in April 2013.

At the window

30 Friday Nov 2018

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The remnants of a very detailed piece of sticker art spotted in Portland, Oregon, back on March 2015.

Poet’s gaze

27 Tuesday Nov 2018

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From my visit to Budapest in September 2015: This statue of Hungarian poet Attila József shows him taking in a view of the Danube River and the hills of Buda beyond.

Not an idol

26 Monday Nov 2018

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Some random wall art spotted on the west side (I think?) of New York City back in March 2011.

Stick figure

22 Thursday Nov 2018

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There’s loads of random art applied to the side of some buildings in central Berlin. Here’s one example spotted back in September 2015.

History in the making

19 Monday Nov 2018

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This fantastic mural just off N.E. Alberta Street in Portland, Oregon, depicts some important figure in African American history. Snapped on my visit there in April 2016.

Friends in conversation

18 Sunday Nov 2018

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When I came across this at a local shopping mall a few weeks ago, I could hardly believe this was, essentially, the result of a really fancy cake decoration. These are Marvel Comics characters Rocket and Groot having a friendly moment together, depicted in a creation as part of The Calgary Sugarcraft Guild‘s annual competition at North Hill Centre last month.