what's the 4011?

The peel has begun the natural process of decomposing, but the sticker lives on. Probably forever. I know its a banana though because if you have worked at a grocery store, even only for a summer, you will never ever forget the PLU for bananas. 4011.

climate: overcast, mid 40's
shoes: burgundy sneaks
ipod: not today
somewhat interesting thing from the Cambridge Chronicle: city council in 60 seconds. your tax dollars at work.

amazing

This thing was out for the trash. It looks like a shipping carton for I have no idea what. A maze to train mice? Or possibly its a mold for a make-it-yourself mini labyrinth?

climate: sunny, low 60's
shoes: brown flips
ipod: shuffle including 'Nsync and Tom Petty

leave the tree alone

Well I didn't know that dogs or trash could hurt a young tree. I can think of lots of things that would hurt a young tree; kids climbing on it, gypsy moths, deer, getting hit by a car, getting slimed a la You Can't Do That On Television. All these things could be potentially damaging to the influential health, safety, welfare, and developing sense of ethics of a young tree. But playing with a puppy, getting peed on, or hanging out with the wrong crowd of litterbugs? Not so bad, they'll grow out of it. Certainly not worth the sign. At least they said "please".

climate: sunny, high 70's
shoes: gray flips
ipod: wilco

cap: 1, bottle: 0

The free form composition of this milk cap-fence-grass arrangement caught my eye and I was compelled to take a picture. I've been trying to come up with something witty to remark about it, but after 10 minutes, I still got nothing. So here ya go. I call it Still Life with Cap.

climate: overcast, high 70's
shoes: blue and gray flips
ipod: pavement

oh happy day!

Its a miracle! Little Jimmy can walk! He doesn't need the ol' crutches anymore! Now if we could just teach him to pick up after himself and stop leaving his things laying around on the curb, we'd be all set.

climate: sunny, high 70's
shoes: blue and gray flips
ipod: gym class heroes

hot or not?

I think this is some kind of failed experiment; this morning it was clearly not hot enough to fry an egg on the sidewalk. Maybe they're hoping it will be ready by the time they get home from work?

climate: sunny, low 80's
shoes: brown flats
ipod: Saturday Morning Cartoons album

the can IS the trash

Its the age old question, how do you throw out a trash can? The note didn't work because the garbage truck drove right on by. And they were so gender PC, too! I wonder what their next tactic will be?

climate: sunny
shoes: brown flips
ipod: found it! but didn't remember to bring it.

hubba hubba

Four hubcaps leaning against a telephone pole. What is this, some kind of reverse car parts theft? They took the car and left the caps, rather than the other way around!

climate: sunny, high 60's
shoes: blue sneaks
ipod: not today, thank you.

TV time

This has the makings of a bad joke:
...so three TV's and a microwave are hanging outside a parking lot. One TV turns to the microwave and says....

climate: sunny, high 50's
shoes: brown and pink sneaks
ipod: The Beatles

free to be you and me

There is a certain amount of homogeneity in dwelling, I guess. We all have windows, siding, garden hoses, and trash cans. Some of these common elements of home have more variety than others- front doors, for example, have more options then really necessary (and therefore many people seem to make poor front door purchasing decisions. Do you need a window in your door that is shaped like a pelican? No, you do not, you're being ridiculous. Put that thing back on the shelf and walk away.)
This trash can owner obviously felt the urge of individualism and expressed it D.I.Y. style with little wood cutouts of cute flower pots with snails and flowers on them. It seems they ran into some trouble getting them to stick to the plastic lids, so in the case of the heart, they resorted to red duct tape. (I would have recommended avoiding adhesives altogether and use a small carriage bolt system. Be sure the bolt and nut are galvanized or stainless steel, otherwise they'll rust.)
Good show, can owner! Way to be free to be you and me!

climate: sunny, high 50's
shoes: gray keds
ipod: random shuffle including Toto.

trashy!

Here's some peeps that took their spring cleaning very seriously this year. There was so much crap piled high on the sidewalk that it would have taken me hours to catalog it all for your reading enjoyment. I'll tell you the highlights though: a bronze (looking) unicorn statuette, that pink tub of various tupperware things, some vintage-ish soda bottles, and several packed suitcases (what was in them? more suitcases? more trash?)

climate: sunny, low 60's
shoes: gray keds
ipod: funkstar deluxe bob marley remix

fresh air party scent

I see a lot of trash on the streets and sidewalks, but most of it is lottery tickets, cig butts, and food wrappers. And then there's the occasional item(s) of interest, that I have to wonder: How did that get there?
This is that. A double dose of car air freshers freshly mashed with a party noise maker. Genius!

climate: sunny, low 50's
shoes: gray keds
ipod: no ipod, but I had that stupid cake song stuck in my head-
I need you here with me
Not way over in a bucket seat...