Roadside: Little Red Bicycle

So much depends on a little red bicycle. Photo taken in Venice Beach, CA.

Photo: Message of the Day

Spotted on a lunchtime walk.

Wild Child Bus

Photo taken in Venice, CA. Song stuck in my head (perfect for playing when sitting at the back of the bus): "Real Wild Child" by Iggy Pop.

Roadside: Sitting Lady, Broken Arm

Photo taken in West Hollywood, CA.

Roadside: Dancing in the Rain

A roadside attraction I'd love to see, especially on a rainy day.

Sign: No Parking, Horses OK

Photo taken in Venice, CA. No Parking. Horses OK.

Wall Art: Beatles Love

Photo taken in Venice Beach, CA.

The songs that popped in my head: John Lennon's "Give Peace a Chance" and George Harrison's "Give Me Love."

Roadside Sign: Blowing in the Wind

Photo taken in West Hollywood, CA. (Thanks, Robert!)

The song in my head now: Bob Dylan's "Blowin' in the Wind." Here are numerous artists performing the classic.

Signs: Side of the Road Preaching

Photo taken in Los Angeles, near a freeway exit.

Wave: Art Restored

Driving up PCH last weekend, I spotted a new American Apparel shop. Yep, there's another one (everywhere you turn it seems, just like Starbuck's). But news via Racked LA: the store is in the same space that once housed a surf shop, with a wave mural above it by a surfer and surfboard shaper, and American Apparel commissioned the artist to restore the mural. Good nod to history. (Image from Racked LA).

Roadside: Street Art by Shark Toof

Photo taken on Ocean Front Walk in Venice, CA.

I like the cat in the hat. I also love cats that play the keyboard, like this web star:

Roadside: All Wrapped Up

Creepy roadside photo taken on Ocean Front Walk in Venice, where American Apparel was setting up for a pop-up shop rummage sale.

Roadside: Hippos

Photo taken in Glendale, CA. I've seen gnomes, flamingos, and deer, but this is the first time I've seen hippos in a yard.

Roadside Double-Take: Acne Worship?

Photo taken in Venice of the Hare Krishna temple. The site for an Acne denim pop-up store? A ploy to get pimply teens to come in for a miracle cure?

Sign: Multi-Purpose Store

Photo taken near Downtown, Los Angeles. One side books, one side body oils? Wonder what kinds of books.

Byrne's Roadside

The always-amazing Boing Boing links to a creepy roadside photo taken by the always-amazing David Byrne. As it's a roadside shot, I have "Road to Nowhere" by the Talking Heads stuck in my head; here is Byrne performing it live:

Exercise in Progress

The road work sign reads: "Exercise in Progress." (Photo was taken while I was driving and I'm too careful a driver to take my eyes off the road, so this was the best shot I could get.) Exercise?

Whereabouts

Photo taken on La Cienega Boulevard in Los Angeles.

Road Sign Warning

I'm amused by signs by the side of the road. Wish I'd seen this one myself.

Roadside Photos: Snowy Train Ride

Photos taken on Long Island.