Stapled, Stabbed, Skewered, and Tagged

Where would we, the collective citizens of 

Earth's neighborhoods, be if all 

the utilities ever do go underground?

No longer would we be able to post news

of neighborhood yard sales, "wanted" posters

for lost pets and/or humans, directions to 

baby showers and weddings (often in that order),

cars for sale, and parties of all sorts --

Yahoo! Ain't it nifty! The big day's come!

Big John is FIFTY!

These poles have served us well; not only

have they carried news via their 'phone

and electric lines, they've served as

neighborhood news kiosks, posted with vital

messages made up from paper and pens

from a bygone era - the 20th Century. 

Back of the Bus

One evening, as the bus I was riding came up to its stop, I noticed this design on the bus in front of us. At first, I thought it was a part of its paint scheme; instead it was from the adhesive-backed advertising design that had been removed.

And now for the ubiquitous utility pole. I'd been trying to make a Mondrian-like grid from the lines and insulators. Between the street-gray bus and the pole, the stares I got from people as I took the pictures were enough to fill a large sack with question marks. 

"Tourist?"

"Nope."

"One of them arty types?"

"Yep."

"Oh."