Lost Exercise Ball

Interesting messages from the solar system.

Window Peeping

How nice for this person to share art in their window. Made me smile.

BUGS: Boise Urban Garden School

Kiddos learn about growing food, providing habitat, selling produce and preparing food at BUGS.

Guitar Solo

Musician art on the side of a building in downtown.

I See a Funny Face

When you see a face in a random object: pareidolia.

It's So Shiny

Gotta wear shades just to admire this beauty.

Owyhee Hotel

The historic Owyhee Hotel, also know as the Owyhee Plaza, has undergone a renovation. Condos are for sale, and retail space below will open soon.

Good Morning Hummingbird

This is a female black-chinned hummingbird. Hard to believe, but many hummingbirds are already migrating south.

Market Art

These ladies can be found on Overland Road.

Farewell to the Barn

 I stopped by to check on the status of the barn on Meridian Road at McMillan. It's being dismantled. Below is a photo of it from a couple of years ago.

They're Here

Found one at Thomas Hammer coffee.

Yes, That's a Public School

It may look like a courthouse because of the architectural detail, but this is Boise High School. Spectacular.

Last Night's Sun

Beautiful and terrible.

As IF We Even Wear Pants in the Summer

Eye-catching ad on the side of a building in Garden City.

Smoky Skies are a Bummer for Boise

Anything that messes with enjoyment of the outdoors makes Boiseans cranky, and this smoke is tough to endure. It's coming from forest fires even beyond our state. The levels of particles in the air have reached "unhealthy" readings at several locations today.

Boise's Elephant

You can see him at the Boise Watershed.

Community Gardens

Plots of land tended by individuals, groups, organizations...these are tucked into corners all around town.This one has a few weeds. Most gardens depend on volunteers to keep them tidy.

Lone Ranger and Tonto Art

Interpretation is up to you :)

Wall of Weapons

The stage for Deathtrap at the Idaho Shakespeare Festival.

Buster Bronco

Buster Bronco must be melting. 100 degrees and all that fur.

Crop Identification: Sugar Beets

Yes, the sugar in the pantry can come from sugar beets, although cane sugar is still the number one source. Although sugar beets sound like they would taste delicious, they aren't grown for eating. You can try! Many kiddos have tried to gnosh on one that fell off a harvest truck.

I'm So 'Fanci'

Burgers and shakes for decades at Fanci Freez on State Street. A warning: if you sit at one of the tables, the squirrels will expect you to share.

Every Street is an Art Gallery

A close-up of a utility box art piece in Downtown Boise. We have dozens of these throughout the downtown core, and a few in other neighborhoods, too.

Hyatt Hidden Lakes Tour

HaBATaT by Boise Artist Mark Baltes. It's an origami bat.

 Canada thistle

 Great Basin rye grass

 It may look like a swimming hole...but....

 This plant is called teasel.

 Tour group in the reserve.

Wild sunflower.

Boise's Bird Man

Boise's Bird Man can be found wherever there's a crowd. The cockatoo, is his name Freddie? seems to enjoy the attention. He's also very loud. The blue macaw seems more hesitant.

River Rescue Team

The Boise Fire Department rescue team has been busy this floating season. The river is high and fast right now. The most common accident is a raft that hits bridge pillars and pops.

Portage is at Ann Morrison Park.

Chalk Art Festival 2014 - Gallery