Wetlands trash: balloon with frost. Photo by Helen Unruh.

Wetlands trash: balloon with frost. Photo by Helen Unruh.

Art in Unusual Places

The Capital City Weekly welcomes submissions of art in unusual or unexpected places. To submit, email your image, with caption, to editor@capweek.com.

Sign of a new season: blueberry bud. Photo by Helen Unruh.

Sign of a new season: blueberry bud. Photo by Helen Unruh.

Raindrops on lady’s mantle. Photo by Kerry Howard.

Raindrops on lady’s mantle. Photo by Kerry Howard.

Downtown dock silhouette. Photo by Kerry Howard.

Downtown dock silhouette. Photo by Kerry Howard.

Colorful harbor reflections. Photo by Kerry Howard.

Colorful harbor reflections. Photo by Kerry Howard.

Spring pussywillows standing tall! Photo by Kerry Howard.

Spring pussywillows standing tall! Photo by Kerry Howard.

Reflected rock at Moraine Lake. Photo by Brooke Daly.

Reflected rock at Moraine Lake. Photo by Brooke Daly.

Owl faces in the hollow of a tree, by an unknown artist, along Point Louisa trail on April 22. Photo by Linda Shaw.

Owl faces in the hollow of a tree, by an unknown artist, along Point Louisa trail on April 22. Photo by Linda Shaw.

Lime-colored lichen along Point Louisa trail on April 22. Photo by Linda Shaw.

Lime-colored lichen along Point Louisa trail on April 22. Photo by Linda Shaw.

Collapsible crab pots in Petersburg. Photo by Ray Tsang.

Collapsible crab pots in Petersburg. Photo by Ray Tsang.

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