These advertisements are on the wall of an audio store very near Solano Way.  While the mural  reproduces company logos, I like the way th...

The Lake is popular every day of the week.  With a 3 mile radius, it's a popular course for both walkers and runners.

As you all know, the Millennials are heavy into tattoos.  Compared to what I generally see around town, this tattoo is down right modest i...

In memory of those who served.

These wonderful trompe l'oeil images decorate a Laurel District wall.  Rather inviting, don't you think? Welcome to Monday Mural...

Fern is probably long gone.  This is clearly an old time hotel that probably originally rooms with  a bathroom down the hall.  It's su...

There was a spurt of development in Oakland after the 1906 earthquake as San Franciscans, who lost their homes to the giant earthquake an...

Who knows how old this sign is.  I'm guessing 1050s.  Spotted in West Oakland just off Mandela Parkway.

This mural is found on International Blvd around the corner from Solano Way.  As you no doubt have noted, many murals in Oakland have poli...

This sign was spotted on a short dead end street in the downtown area.  The sign looks vintage, so I'm assuming the business is too.  ...

Spotted in a West Oakland community garden.

This massive mural is on the long wall of Ohgane Korean restaurant on Broadway.  Artist Dave Youngkim handily tells us the story:  As a 16...

  The Warriors won the first game in the second round of the NBA playoffs.  This photo shows the jubilation that followed the win.  Yip...

Driving up 5th Street I saw this truck and pulled over.  It's not the best thing TDK (Those Damn Kids) has done, but I found it amusin...

This mural is on a large wall facing E. 8th Street in East Oakland.  It looks like an ape uprising at the Golden Gate Bridge.  The mural w...

I'm usually amused when I see why a drawbridge has gone up.  Small sailboats like this, with their not so tall masts, have a lot of po...

The minute I saw this mural I thought of Allyn whose beauties you've seen before here and here .  This time she had more than the usu...

Here's another mural found on International Blvd, just on the other side of the wall from this one .  Sorry, but I couldn't find a...

This mural by Griffin One is on the side of a two-story building in East Oakland.  It is also next to the Doty bird I showed you two weeks...

This small mural is painted on the back of a magazine rack for multiple newspapers.  Interestingly, the rack is no longer in use and the o...

Last year I showed you this pergola in Mt. View Cemetery.  This year I wanted to show you it's wonderful display of wisteria.  Wisteri...

This amusing mural adorns a holistic vet's office.  What makes the practice holistic?  I'm afraid I don't know.  I do know of ...

This scene is late enough in the afternoon, that the lanterns and Necklace of Lights have already turned on.  Since it's redesign a fe...

I found another bird mural by Edward Doty.  Just love how he presents them with such sentient awareness.  Can't tell you what kind of ...

When you walk around Lake Merritt, you'll see these trees with twisted branches that over time tend to lay down on the ground.  The la...

This loving image fronts a vacant lot on International Blvd. in East Oakland.  All around the man and his truck is a poem written in three...

Spotted this week at the farmer's market at Jack London Square.  Made me laugh.  Belatedly linked to ABC Wednesday .

Artists Mike and John Manente have created a new mural on the back wall of the Haley Law Offices. This is the fourth mural in their serie...

This is another wall in Solano Way, a four-block alley lined with street art.  I didn't see signatures but am thinking this is a colla...

This giant frog graces the facade of a metal recycle center previously featured here .  These folks are too clever by half.  Ah, the artis...

This is a new mural to me, probably put up a couple of months ago.  The photo was taken in the late afternoon when both the light and shad...

Have you ever noticed that mortuary architecture is quite grand?  I wonder why that is?  This business goes back to 1873, although I doubt...

This is the companion mural to Queen of the Deep shown a couple of weeks ago.  Some of the sea creatures look a little afraid of her.  Th...

Taken before the rains came.  Linked to Weekend Reflections .

It's a beautiful time of day to just sit and watch the changing light.

Late afternoon, and the Lake has a lot of activity around it.

Who doesn't love using telescopes and binoculars to bring the far near.  Especially nice on a bright winter day.

Here's another tall mural along Solano Way.  This one is by Nina of Girl Mobb.  She seems to favor hooded figures and disembodied hand...

It was a mild evening and the lake waters were fairly still.  Linked to Weekend Reflections .

Another clear day without rain.  Sometimes there are clouds in the morning but they tend to dissipate by noon.  December's rain seemed...

It was a nice day and I think they were taking each other for a walk.  Linking to ABC Wednesday .

For some reason, bicycles are mounted on several poles around Jack London Square.  Don't know why.  Biking culture is big in Oakland a...

This beauty by Mark Bode graces a metal recycling center in West Oakland.  He also painted this one I showed you four years ago.  This ne...

Clear skies and calm air provides nice flat water for reflections.  The conical building is the recently constructed Cathedral of Christ t...

I don't know who was more surprised---them at being photographed or me never expecting to see veiled women in West Oakland.  Cultural ...

This detail of a sculpture by Karen Cusolito gives you an idea of how massive it is.  Her creations often appear at Burning Man.  Spotted ...

Bees by Ernest Doty cover a new yoga studio in West Oakland.  He has a fondness for the creatures in nature when he is not painting imagi...

Docked near the Lake Chalet restaurant on Lake Merritt.  Linked to Weekend Reflections . 

Our weather pattern is the same these days:  overcast mornings, intermittent sunshine by 11AM, blue skies from the afternoon into the even...