so fresh and so clean clean

Hey Arlington, thanks for putting these everywhere.  Why would a public works program think that putting these freshners all over the gutters help make C-Don smell better.  Weird.

where is this #14 whitelinesdontdoit

OK Clarebears, another Friday quiz.  Where in Clarendon is this?  Kind of a tough one this week, I think.  I thought last week's was kinda easy, but it's still sitting there unsolved.  Who will unlike these magical secrets?!  So exciting....

meuahhh!

{you should write a haiku about me}

splat wood

A can of sky-blue paint was run over by a car next to this telephone pole, splattering the bottom 4 feet with beautiful patterns of azure drops.  Well, I assume a car ran over a bucket of paint, but come to think of it, I guess many other phenomena could explain what happened.  Perhaps: (a) Cookie Monster was involved in a gang fight and got shot right by this pole, (b) Zombie Jackson Pollock is haunting our fair c-don, or (c)... It's too early for a third option from me--what else do you think could explain this?

floating in the firmament

A tiny, tiny piece of tree dander suspended from the silken wire of a small insect.  The air felt dead calm, but yellow ballerina (or guitar, or broom, or rocket, or octopus) kept dancing from imperceptible flows in and out of my pane of focus.

the dirty, dirty streets of arlington

Seriously?  Seriously.

apparently not obvious

Exciting!  I've decided to post two--that's right, TWO--pics a day for awhile in the morning and afternoon.  This is the first such day.


So, I thought it was painfully obvious what animal this paint smattering is, but my friends all seem to disagree.  What do you see?  I need vindication here....

hey chief!

When I take pictures, I put my headphones on and basically ignore humans as much as possible.  I distinctly remember that I was listening to Andrew W.K. as I shot this painted oil drum at one of the many constructions sites in the area.  As I clicked, I slowly became aware of a noise that sounded like angry shouts; turning my head, I saw six bulky, b'construction-hatted, frownie workers straining under the weight of a heavy metal plate, all of them yelling at me to "get the f&^% out of the way, Chief!"

Where is This? #3

Alright Clarendinos, time for another quiz.  The first (and easier) question is "what is this," and the second (more challenging) question is "where is this?"  Post your answers in the comments--next Friday I'll share the answers.  The answer to last Friday's quiz is now in that post.

i'm ready for you, Musca domestica