On our collections form we ask: “What are the details that you notice on your everyday walk to work/school/around your neighborhood?” Here are some of the answers we’ve received:
- uneven pavement
- sirens
- fallen leaves and overgrown trees
- the occasional flattened squirrel
- the way the tree roots warp the sidewalk
- a multitude of confusing one way streets
- terrible driving
- so many quirky home furnishing stores in Wayland
- color
- contrast—blocks vary so much in their state of sketchiness
- lawn ornaments
- tiny roads, weird trees
- how Thayer Street has rapids running down it when it rains
- Squirrel Alley
- open gates
- the smell of food
- funny notes on stop signs
- there is a new nail salon across the street from the old nail salon, with a Christmas tree in the window
- a propensity of red bricks
- my neighbor’s license plate
- lamp posts
- colorful houses; inconsistent sidewalks
