Good Signs (8 Photos)
By Vidar
Some signs are good to run into.
The dog has already found something worth stopping for. For the rest of us, these walls and small street signs offer a nudge, a laugh, or a few words worth taking home.
🐕 Doggie Stick Library
A yellow cabinet displays rows of sticks for one very interested visitor. Finally, a library where chewing the books makes sense.
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⏳ “If Not Now, Then When?” — Toronto, Canada 🇨🇦
Tall white letters fill the side of Ossington Chiropractic and Rehabilitation at 145 Ossington Avenue, Toronto. A fairly direct question to meet on your way up the stairs.
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📱 “Put Your Phone Down” — Words by WRDSMTH in Los Angeles, USA 🇺🇸
A figure bends over a phone beside the words “Put your phone down and connect with the world.” There is a whole wall to look at.
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💌 Leave Your Ego at the Door — By Poetry by Boots
The pavement asks us to “Imagine the love we could all have if we left our egos at the door.” A useful thing to leave outside for once.
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🦉 “Asking for Help Is Never a Weakness” — By HERA in Berlin, Germany 🇩🇪
Two figures in animal headdresses stand beside the words “Asking for help is never a weakness.” HERA painted the wall at Teufelsberg in Berlin for a Hilfetelefon campaign supporting women affected by violence.
💡 History Fact: Before becoming a street art venue, Teufelsberg was a Cold War listening station used by American and British intelligence services. The station closed in 1992.
📂 Artwork File · Sourced factsDu bist nie schwach, wenn Du Dir Hilfe suchstWall over 17 m highPainted in 6 daysHelpline 116 016 on wall1HERA painted it for Germany’s helpline for women affected by violence, and the helpline’s number 116 016 is painted in the corner.Hilfetelefon2The wall belongs to a former Cold War listening station used by American and British intelligence, shut down in 1992.Teufelsberg Berlin202521 AprVenue announces the wall202510 MayPresented; helpline photos20265 Augdeutschland.de portraitRead the full file →
📷 Photo: Onuschka.
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🌱 “Urban Weed Awards: Unique Site” — By Michael Pederson in Sydney, Australia 🇦🇺
A weed growing beside a rusty pipe fitting earns a proper award plaque. Part of Pederson’s Urban Weed Awards, it gives a small, usually overlooked plant its moment.
💡 Artist Fact: Pederson has been making public art projects since 2013. His work has also appeared in festivals and exhibitions in Hong Kong, Croatia, the Netherlands and the United States.
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💭 “One Day You’ll Laugh” — By Morley
Morley’s message gives today’s worries a little distance. A passerby with a phone in hand glances up at the words.
💡 Artist Fact: The drawn figure in Morley’s work is himself. In his Q&A, he explains that he wants the words to feel as though they come from another person.
More: Morley’s Street Art
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⬆️ “Maybe What They Call a Ceiling” — By Morley
The same surface can be a limit or a place to start. Morley leaves that decision with whoever happens to walk past.
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Never has been, hopefully never will be.
Hear, Hear YES EVERYONE 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
If not now then when?
I agree, wrap children in cotton wool, hide them from the world and never let them see/hear something they might not like… Think what wonderful rounded adults they will make, ready to take on the world and make something of themselves (as long as no one says ‘boo!’ to them….
Not appropriate for public venues.For lots of people this sort of stuff is emotionally triggering.Small children could be fearful of pictures like this.I would not want to see this mess near my home.This should be shown in the artists studio.Not acceptable,imo
How are animals, humans and animals really positive message “triggering”??
No old fashioned fairy tales for your offspring then
Its a lie, its actually those who think OUTSIDE the box, inside, boxed in thinkin
Outside yhe box, INFINITE Circular thinkin…
Its gotvyou thinkin
Sticks are very dangerous for dogs. The injuries I have seen over the years are heartbreaking. I know many people think this is what you should throw for a dog. A stick can get stuck, splinter in the mouth and or pieces be injested causing in many cases death. There are so many inexpensive things you can throw for a dog. I am not a killjoy but if you could see what a seemingly innocent activity can do to your treasured and loved pet don’t throw a stick. A lovely funny photo but there is a sting in the tail.
Fuck off Martin you wanker
Thankyou vicar
Look in the mirror
You’ll see a real life wanker
He is actually correct. We had to have a huge splinter removed from one of our dog’s throat. Thinking YOU are the wanker.
🤣
I think Martin is a vet & knows what he’s talking about. Thank You Martin!
Anything can be dangerous for any living creature… Even the most unassuming of things. Don’t tell other people they shouldn’t do things just because a few animals got hurt by them. Out of the billions of dogs in the world there’s probably only a small fraction who have been hurt by sticks. Just as many have probably choked on tennis balls or other inexpensive alternatives…
Clever, thinking ‘outside of the box’! ‘B J’.
Yes..indeed.
Baloney.
Exactly 💯%