Art in Unusual Places

A large foamy heart in a Juneau creek formed by decaying organic matter (dead leaves and twigs) at the Twin Lakes area Nov. 27. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

A large foamy heart in a Juneau creek formed by decaying organic matter (dead leaves and twigs) at the Twin Lakes area Nov. 27. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

The Juneau Empire welcomes reader-submitted photos of art in unusual or unexpected places. To submit email your photos and captions to editor@juneauempire.com.

Flying out of Juneau on Oct. 29, the jet’s reflection in the water looks like a great white shark. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

Flying out of Juneau on Oct. 29, the jet’s reflection in the water looks like a great white shark. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

Cold icy dagger-like fingers on the rocky wall of Perseverance Trail on Oct. 25. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

Cold icy dagger-like fingers on the rocky wall of Perseverance Trail on Oct. 25. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

Solid rock man seen in downtown Juneau on Oct. 26. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

Solid rock man seen in downtown Juneau on Oct. 26. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

An icy exclamation mark on Perseverance Trail on Oct. 25. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

An icy exclamation mark on Perseverance Trail on Oct. 25. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

A giant octopus plies the waters on Twin Lakes’ fencing on Nov. 27. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

A giant octopus plies the waters on Twin Lakes’ fencing on Nov. 27. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

A humpback whale undulating through blue waters as seen at the Twin Lakes playground on Nov. 27. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

A humpback whale undulating through blue waters as seen at the Twin Lakes playground on Nov. 27. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

Sadness depicted on a dividing wall at Twin Lakes on Nov. 27. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

Sadness depicted on a dividing wall at Twin Lakes on Nov. 27. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

A frosted alder leaf seen on the downtown seawalk on Nov. 19. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

A frosted alder leaf seen on the downtown seawalk on Nov. 19. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

Icy formations in Granite Creek Basin resemble ghost-like creatures attempting to climb up and out on Oct. 25. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

Icy formations in Granite Creek Basin resemble ghost-like creatures attempting to climb up and out on Oct. 25. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

A banana slug on the Mendenhall wetlands…or the remains of a weathered tree trunk on Oct 22. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

A banana slug on the Mendenhall wetlands…or the remains of a weathered tree trunk on Oct 22. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

An old root system makes a perfect sculpture in the Mendenhall wetlands on Oct. 22. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

An old root system makes a perfect sculpture in the Mendenhall wetlands on Oct. 22. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

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