Haiku Boards. On this tree lawn someone has set up an area for passers-by to write Haikus. It’s not like this is near a university, where everyone fancies him or herself so intellectual and / or artsy. This is in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Wish I still saw stuff like this. Never mind the hot water tank that vents right below a window. There are no building codes in the Big Easy. Originally Published Dec 2008
You may want to right-click (or your appropriate analogue) and “view image”. I don’t want to shrink this. This is in a covered “courtyard” sort of thing behind Z’otz coffee house / cyber cafe on Oak street way uptown. Many[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This house is not decorated for a festival, parade, or holiday. It’s just there for the sake of art and fun. That or it was decorated for a festival, parade, or holiday and it’s just there because no one got[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
How could I not notice this person tooling around the shops at Jefferson / Magazine in this child-filled contraption. Even in New Orleans, she kind of stood out- all that RED! Not to mention she was wearing some kind of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m sure you’ve noticed in your town that stencil graffiti has become rather popular. There is master stencil graffiti artist out there who uses the moniker “Banksy“. Apparently, when Banksy violates your property rights and besmirches the visual integrity of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Nothing says, ” We’re a grass-roots movement by the soul-of-the-neighborhood and a community coming together to keep a positive message in the face of adversity.” like corporate sponsorship. Notice the tiled inset with the street name, “Freret”. originally posted in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
These birdhouses are in the same yard as Doghouse, NOLA style. But more importantly, the tree with the pink flowers is possibly the largest Crepe Myrtle I’ve ever seen. Originally published Jan 2009
Memorials for lost or missing persons persisted for some months after the 2005 storms. This was Uptown on the upstream, riverside corner of Jackson at Magazine.
I have a great appreciation for any instance where someone takes a moment to consider the way something placed in the public eye will look. I love when a little embellishment is added to something utilitarian, or when a feature[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…