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Saturday 1 February 2025
2025 Winter Vegetable Garden, A Raised Garden, As A Collection Of Plants, Eugene, Oregon
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One corner of our raised bed vegetable garden was filled with droopy not-yet-bloomed plants. The freezing temperatures have not yet killed those droopy leaves.
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Friday 31 January 2025
2025 Winter Figure Eight, A Raised Garden, As A Collection Of Plants, Eugene, Oregon
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Two yellow blooms were bent over and facing the dirt during the cold snap near the end of January. The brown leaves and dim light create an early winter scene.
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Thursday 30 January 2025
Winter Snake, A Raised Garden, As A Collection Of Plants, Eugene, Oregon
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The Snake raised garden bed was brown and dull in winter. The only sign of life was the moss covering its stone faces.
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Wednesday 29 January 2025
Winter Pond, In The Back Garden, As A Collection Of Plants, Eugene, Oregon
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This winter was so cold that the top of our pond froze solid.
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Tuesday 28 January 2025
Winter Beast Garden, A Raised Garden, As A Collection Of Plants, Eugene, Oregon
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Bare brown branches and brown grass accented our Beast raised garden bed. Flowers growing in our Beast raised garden bed have turned brown in winter.
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Monday 27 January 2025
Winter Bird Bath, A Raised Garden, As A Collection Of Plants, Eugene, Oregon
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In the winter, we had been subjected to freezing temperatures. As a consequence, the water in our bird bath had frozen solid.
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Sunday 26 January 2025
Winter Monster, A Raised Garden, As A Collection Of Plants, Eugene, Oregon
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Our front yard raised garden bed was called the "Monster." Here, it has faded into is winter drab look.
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Saturay 25 January 2025
Winter Ferns, As A Type Of Plant, Eugene, Oregon
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Another of the ferns, that used to decorate the left side of our front path, had also fallen flat and turned brown this winter. On the other hand, the fern, to the right of our front path and protected by a tall bush, continued to stand upright and green. One of the ferns, that used to decorate the left side of our front path, had fallen flat and turned brown this winter.
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Friday 24 January 2025
2025 Westley Williams, Celebrating The Human Being, Eugene, Oregon
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Westley played his saxophone for the entertainment of all the party attendees. Westley welcomed Dieter's birthday attendees by playing his Saxophone. Moving bars on his cellphone showed him which keys to press.
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Thursday 23 January 2025
Street Mural, John Adams Center, City College Of San Francisco, 1860 Hayes Street, San Francisco, California
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A child was pulled from a heart by a white feather. A native American doctor held a string of beads at the end of which was an unborn baby. In the lower right, two people worked on a quilt. The mural covered a long fence, behind which was the John Adams Center. A wise looking elder asian man held a paper that was titled, "United Nations and the Rights of a Child." A woman spoke through a bullhorn, while another woman held a Spanish language sign. Behind a tree, a unhoused person tried to sleep on a transit bench under a newspaper. A nest by water contained four blue eggs. Four people were dressed in caps and gowns to celebrate their graduation.
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Wednesday 22 January 2025
Medusa Mural, And Sculpture, Corner of Sanchez and 16th Streets, San Francisco, California
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Medusa's left wrist was also covered in symbols, and also had colorful fish swimming below it. Little blue people danced on top. Floating over Medusa's left hand were white flowers. To the right of Medusa's head were birds flying over blue flames. This mural was painted partly on the side of a house and a fence. It depicted one artist's interpretation of the Medusa myth. A closer view of Medusa'a necklace with hands and faces embossed on it. Her right arm was covered with symbols and had blue flames above and below it. More of Medusa's right arm with blue flames and more symbols. The upper part of Medusa's left arm with more symbols on it.
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Tuesday 21 January 2025
Wall Art, Yerba Buena Garden, SOMA, San Francisco
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A section of wall was decorated with flowers, a pale star, and a bird. A scale backed by swords found that two people weighed the same. A girl held wavy stalks of wheat. An abstract shape was filled with flowers. A woman inside a bus wrote on the inside of the window, "I am here to work for my community." A boy imagined stars and lightning. A bubble floated by his head. A woman carried a basket of potatoes on her head, past a pot filled with flowers and a bullhorn, all on top of a bus. A boom box had eyes that stared out from behind bushes. Another woman with a basket of flowers on her head, walked past a pot of leaves, potatoes, and a pencil. All this was atop the back of a bus.
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Monday 20 January 2025
Litter, As Found Garbage, Eugene, Oregon
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Two pieces of litter were spread on a lawn. A wooden bed frame and a mattress created litter.
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Sunday 19 January 2025
Art Stairs, Yerba Buena Garden, SOMA, San Francisco, California
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The other side of the Blue Flowers was also decorated. Both sides of the steps were also decorated. Another set of steps were also decorated, this time with geometric shapes. The other side of the Geometric steps were also decorated. The wall of the steps were also decorated. Blue flowers, against a red background, decorated the stairs leading up to the Yerba Buena Gardens. The stairs were against the south side of Moscone Center East.
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Saturday 18 January 2025
Garage Door Mural, Artist: Unknown, Mirabel and Coso Avenues, San Francisco, California
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An abstract design of colorful swirls was painted on a garage door at Mirabel Avenue and Coso Avenue in San Francisco.
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Friday 17 January 2025
Ruy Diaz De Vivar (El Cid), Artist: Unknown, Across from Legion Of Honor Museum, San Francisco, California
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El Cid rode a horse while holding a flag in his right hand. A closer view of El Cid's face and the cross on his chest. The identification of this sculpture was carved into its base. That identification read: Ruy Diaz De Bivar Called El Cid Campeador The El Cid statue was mounted on a concrete block in the middle of a wide grass area.
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Thursday 16 January 2025
Bus Transit Stops, MUNI, Page Street & Masonic Avenue, San Francisco, California
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A bus transit stop at Page Street and Masonic Avenue had a sign on it advertising: "Tear The Paper Ceiling .org"
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Tuesday 14 January 2025
Plaques, As Found Signs, In And Around San Francisco, California
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A plaque on the side of an office building on Third Street in San Francisco said that Jack London was born on 615 Third Street. It was in a house that burned during the 1906 earthquake. A plaque was attached to a wall near Embarcadero Center #1. It read: Fort Gunnybags Was Situated On this Spot * * * Headquarters of the Vigilance Committee during the year 1856 The first California State Fair was on this location on Post Street in San Francisco. It took place on October 4, 1954. A Barbary Coast Trail marker was set in the sidewalk at Fisherman's Wharf tourist area in San Francisco, California.
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Monday 13 January 2025
Old Oregon Trail Mural, Artist: Ann Woodruff Murray, 550 Main Street, Springfield, Oregon
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A man on horseback blew a bugle to let other folks know that the wagon train was about to leave. Once into Oregon, a green valley was bordered by a forest and hills. When two cowboys and two native Americans met on the Oregon trail, storm clouds formed over distant hills. Two triangles showed views of the land alongside the Oregon trail. Another triangle showed a river flowing through a valley between two cliffs. Near to the asphalt of the parking lot, was a native American design bordered by tribe names. Two feathers formed a decoration on the wall. Another triangle showed a lake with birds migrating over it. A buffalo head and beads form a native American design on the wall.
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Sunday 12 January 2025
Panhandle Park, San Francisco, California
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The Panhandle Park viewed from the edge of Golden Gate Park.
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Saturday 11 January 2025
Blue Honey Berry, As Flowering Plants, Eugene, Oregon
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In 2023, we planted a new Blue Honey Berry plant next to the back side yard fence. Despite being watered and composted, the plant still has not produced any berries.
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