A Different Kind of Art

In Austin
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Once again I found myself enjoying some colorful art in the coolest of Texas cities.  It was
a lovely March day, but instead of breathing in the scent of springtime flowers, I smelled paint fumes. 

​Wet or Dry?
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Luckily the dripping paint was dry on this sign.  I poked my head right through the letter "O".  The words spelled out, "CAN LOVE... Graffiti Recycling Program"  I guess "CAN LOVE" is the love of cans.  And there were a lot of (discarded) cans to love around this place!  I guess it was too hard to find the trash cans, since they were covered with graffiti, too.

Where Am I?
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I don't expect you to be able to see me in the letter O.  You can't even read the words because there's so much paint over paint on this sign.

Noisy Art
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From my perch, I stared at the wall-covered hill behind me and absorbed all the designs left by people and their spray cans.  I liked what I saw, but I could only look for so long.  I think those shapes and colors were shouting at me!  Art can look very loud sometimes.