In the spirit of the Space Invader of Paris, a local artist has been sprinkling Haddon Hill and other neighborhoods with tiny gnomes.  Ju...

The Cathedral of Christ the Light is the seat of the Oakland Catholic diocese.  It's the first cathedral built in the 21st century.  A...

On Friday I showed you a shot of Maxwell Park.  Today I'm featuring the mosaic mural that covers all four walls of the restroom build...

Maxwell Park is also the name of the neighborhood in the East Oakland foothills.  The area began development in 1921.  The park itself is ...

Parked at Jack London Square, the city's rescue ship is ready for any emergency on the estuary.  You don't hear about it bein...

  The Bellevue-Staten building reigns over Lake Merritt.  It was built in 1929 by famed architect Herman Carl Baumann, and is an elegant ...

Two years ago I posted a mural on an alternator shop.  This bilingual mural is inside the entry of the same business.  The style is naiv...

The weather is generally chilly except in recent afternoons where it seems almost balmy.  In any weather folks are out walking the lake.  ...

Many of the warehouse district buildings have recently been converted to office spaces and condos.  The American Bag Company, built in 191...

This is only one section of a large mural on the side of a Smart & Final warehouse in East Oakland.  As this section suggests, the mur...

The Mormon Temple, by virtue of its position in the Oakland Hills, can be seen from most highways crossing town.  It's most dramatic a...

  At a Friday Art Murmur I noticed this guy wearing a vest he had decorated with parts of a vegetable steamer basket.  (Zany is all arou...

Straus Carpet has had their warehouses faced with eye catching murals.  So far their name is on a placard rather than on the building.  Th...

Can't miss this ad when you're driving by.  Makes billboards seem puny.  Spotted in Uptown on Telegraph and Grand Avenue.

Strolling through Mt. View Cemetery last week, I spied a number of graves decorated with Christmas trees.  I was both surprised and touche...

As you can imagine, boating in the estuary and bay is a popular activity.  Our estuary has lots of marinas where folks can berth their boa...

Downtown buildings showing the multiple architectural styles you'll find there.  The flag flying Tribune Building is to the right.  Th...

This warehouse in Jingletown is decorated with mosaic murals that have evolved over the past few years.  They use several sizes and shapes...

If you're looking for vinyl records from new and vintage bands, this is your place.  Originating in Seattle in 2001 and transplanting ...

Someone was in the mood for Christmas.  And apparently Thanksgiving too.

Welcome to Xolo (and you thought I wouldn't find an X!).  It is a newish taqueria owned by the same people who own the popular Doña To...

Sending best wishes to all of you.

Jingletown attracts artists and kindred souls.  A collaborative effort among them created multiple murals along this wall.  Drolly named t...

This is part of the annual holiday lights display at Mt. View Cemetery.  Linked to Weekend Reflections .

The Whiskeydrome is a group of guys who like to build stuff.  They made this in homage to the traveling velodromes that amazed folks with ...

This is a new mural in West Oakland just off Mandela Parkway.  It is a large collaboration between three artists.  This section is by Erne...

Spotted in Montclair Village.  The tree seems to reach to the clouds.  Linked to Weekend Reflections .

This is a section of a mural devoted to the Virgin of Guadalupe in the Fruitvale district.  Her feast day in Mexico is December 12.  You...

Spotted on San Pablo Avenue in the Golden Gate District.  I don't know, but the images seem a little contradictory.

While driving down Mandela Parkway I spied this cool chicken coop with quite a variety of chickens.  The picture is not as sharp as it cou...

Structures seen at Peralta Junction near sunset.  Don't know if they have a mechanical function but I saw them as sculptures.

This mural adorns the back of the People's Grocery which recently opened in West Oakland.  It is another work by the Community Rejuve...

At the Oakland Airport.

A chocolate shop in Montclair Village.  Linked to ABC Wednesday .

Another vintage sign, this one found on MacArthur Blvd.  The neon tubing looks in tact but I've never seen it lit up.  The clock doesn...

This garage door mural is a companion piece to a second mural on the other side of the doorway. If you like murals or have a mural you...

City Hall reflected in three windows.  Linked to Weekend Reflections .

The local movie theater sign from a different angle.  On weekends, the sign is animated and full of color.  Previously shown here .  We...

Another of Karen Cusolito's monumental pieces.  Found at American Steel studios in West Oakland.

Here's one last mural on canvas I'm showing from Peralta Junction.  I like the mystical vibe, the 3rd eye, and the essence vapors...

A couple of weeks ago I visited the inauguration at Manifesto Bicycles of Oakland's second permanent parklet.  The parklet movement is...

The weather reports keep saying rain, but so far not.  Today the sky is a little cloudier but the autumn leaves are still with us.  We...

You can find ginkgo trees in the most unexpected locations.  This tree is on 26th street just below West St.  The yellow leaves next to th...

One of my favorite coffee houses.  An easy walk from the house, usually open tables, low noise, rotating art shows, and a great tuna salad...

Another canvas mural from Peralta Junction .  Don't ask me what this has to do with an old timey "traveling midway of curiosities...

The window at Manifesto Bicycles on 40th St.  Love the font.  The reflection with the dash of red was a bonus.  Linked to Weekend Reflecti...

We do quirky real well in Oakland.  This contraption was only one of several unusual wheeled vehicles at the summer Pedalfest in Jack Lon...

We've all found murals on various surfaces---walls, freeway piers, utility boxes---why not on a mail box?  Spotted in East Oakland in ...

Yesterday was the Day of the Dead.  In some countries it also is celebrated on November 2.  This small tableau can be found in the Oakland...