is it the beginning or end of cicada season? I'm not sure, but the intermittent sounds coming from this particular one were very different than the sounds coming from the cicadas in the trees.

Memorial Day Flooding...

obscured the sidewalk in these parts.

Tropical Fish outside the Mueller Torchy's

you never know what oil spots are going to do on a rainy day....

Where the Sidewalks End...

An Austin Chronicle report on the current and future status of Austin sidewalks...

Know of a crumbling sidewalk you'd like to report?

The Austin Chronicle would like to know about it.  Read more about their email hotline here.

Exploring puddles, light, and reflection at the end of Pressler St.

and a sound sample from June 1st @ 10:30 am.

East 5th near San Saba

"Supervisors Tony and Dario, 8-15-84."

Changing the way sidewalks are made...

An interesting read from Citylab....

Found at West 3rd and Shoal Creek

Property Line

On Congress St.

Sidewalk Outside Stubb's

Vampire Weekend show goers protected themselves from the sun with umbrellas, then left them behind when they we're let in.

Sometimes love is in the air....

Other times it's on the ground....near Airport and Manor. Image contributed by B. Kremer.

Found in the sidewalk in the Clarksville neighborhood of Austin.
 For more on their crazy love, check out this article on the topic.

Walk and Talk

Of course! many of us sit all day...way not have a meeting outside, on a walk.  It's good for your brain, and good for your body.  Hear more via Nilofer Merchant's short TED talk.

Walking in Tuscon

Inspired by Walk Raleigh, some folks have replicated the project in Tuscon... 

Yay, for tactical urbanism!

Little by Little

...walking is gaining ground!  Which seems silly to say, but it's true.  Particularly in cities where the culture of walking is squelched by sprawl and traffic.  Alissa Walker recently gave a bolstering talk on the topic at Wired UK: take a listen.

Fallen Butterfly

As I contemplated the new construction on East 6th and San Marcos, I came across him--

Rainy Day in Austin

Found oil spots around town.

Rainy day in San Francisco

Umbrella carcass found outside the 16th Street Bart station.

NYC

1) Plaza Subway Platform, 2) Q line , 3) PS1 Stair, 4) Dia Beacon where a Serra sculpture meets ground, 5) Guggenheim sidewalk

South Congess

Leaves + leaf stains

West Annie and south First

Krause Springs!

Galveston

A walk in Bethany Cemetery

A seemingly long forgotten parcel of land in east Austin...

Exploring Khayelitsha on Foot (Cape Town, South Africa)

A walk around Pedernales Falls State Park...

View from above:

View from the ground:

So many little things...

....along the pavement's edge (inspired by the last post)

Steve Wheen, Guerilla Gardener (a.k.a. the Pothole Gardener)
and
Slinkachu here and here.

Cement Eclipses

Just discovered Issac Cordal's work....thought I'd make a post about it here, because a lot of the photo's context is the pavement under our feet....

See/read more about him:

unurth.com

visuall.net

placebokatz.blogspot.com

Holiday Trip Home to the Bay Area....

gum on a manhole cover, in front of the Cliff House, SF, CA.
moth stencil at 19th and Valencia, SF, CA

imprinted sidewalk in santa cruz, CA

a pedestrian solution that involves removing sidewalks....

On London's Exhibition Road, thoughtful planners have opted to erase the once distinct boundary between cars and pedestrians...

Read more about it here in this week's GOOD.

Vintage Sidewalk Photo

I recently came across this as I was sorting through old photos. It's circa 1994, taken in Eugene, Oregon. The dorms at the U of O had frozen yogurt machines and everyone seemed to abuse the privilege. Splattered and melting cones could be seen all over campus during and after meal times...this was just one of many, caught in mid-melt.