Signs

“I think that cars today are almost the exact equivalent of the great Gothic cathedrals; I mean the supreme creation of an era, conceived with passion by unknown artists, and consumed in image if not in usage by a whole population which appropriates them as a purely magical object.” ― Roland Barthes Hot Rod street address sign, somewhere in remote rural southern Oregon.

“To country people Cows are mild, And flee from any stick they throw; But I’m a timid town bred child, And all the cattle seem to know.” ― T.S. Eliot Cattle crossing in rural southern Oregon.

Zipper Man - public art in Emeryville, California.

“To make a thief, make an owner; to create crime, create laws.” ― Ursula K. Le Guin Fallen sign near Boiling Springs Lake, at Mt. Lassen Volcanic National Park.