Details from the Dushanbe Tea House in Boulder. The tea house was a gift from Dushanbe, Tajikistan to its sister city Boulder and is the only one of its kind in the western hemisphere. Photo by Linda Shaw.

Details from the Dushanbe Tea House in Boulder. The tea house was a gift from Dushanbe, Tajikistan to its sister city Boulder and is the only one of its kind in the western hemisphere. Photo by Linda Shaw.

Art in Unusual Places

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

Winter mirrors Spring: Hoarfrost camouflages itself on a Sitka alder as if it were a thorn on a rose. Nugget Falls Trail in Juneau. Photo by Mary Sutkowski.

Winter mirrors Spring: Hoarfrost camouflages itself on a Sitka alder as if it were a thorn on a rose. Nugget Falls Trail in Juneau. Photo by Mary Sutkowski.

Shoreline designs in the Mendenhall Lake ice. Photo by Denise Carroll.

Shoreline designs in the Mendenhall Lake ice. Photo by Denise Carroll.

Thin fractured ice on the shore of Mendenhall Lake. Photo by Denise Carroll.

Thin fractured ice on the shore of Mendenhall Lake. Photo by Denise Carroll.

Ice bubbles over lake pebbles form an intricate design on Mendenhall Lake. Photo by Denise Carroll.

Ice bubbles over lake pebbles form an intricate design on Mendenhall Lake. Photo by Denise Carroll.

The Auke Bay breakwater peacefully awaits the next influx of fishing boats. Photo by Brooke Daly.

The Auke Bay breakwater peacefully awaits the next influx of fishing boats. Photo by Brooke Daly.

Pussywillow stamens in the snow. Photo by Kerry Howard.

Pussywillow stamens in the snow. Photo by Kerry Howard.

Vintage phonograph turntable arm adjuster. Photo by Ray Tsang.

Vintage phonograph turntable arm adjuster. Photo by Ray Tsang.

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