Permanent Erasure

 

PLATTSBURGH CITY, NY

Two guys were tired of the weeds and trash in a downtown open hole so they cleaned it up and decorated it with all sorts of stuff like a small US flag and a Minnie Mouse stuffed doll.  Somewhat outre but it did spruce up the spot.  The mayor -- apparently not a fan of outside art -- had all the items removed.  So the artistic duo returned and added more items but the mayor removed them.

 

 The mayor decided to cement the hole to permanently fix his problem.  Couldn't a tree been planted there?  It appears the opening was to make space for plant life. The spot is now just plain and ugly but it's available for any dog owners to leave their pet's shit behind like the rest of downtown.

 

Erased Again

 

Take Back

 

Thanks, Wendell

 

 

 

Thanks, Wendell.  The cigarette butts are so much better.

All we need now is dogshit.

Beatification

 

 

 

 

The Lookout

 

Mitey Tiny

 

 So how tiny are these mites?  Take a pencil and tap it on a sheet of paper.  That dot is their size.

Made In The Shade

 

Signs Like This Are Popping Up All Over

 

Gee, does Plattsburgh City have a dogshit problem?

Gardener & Guitarist

 

Gardener & Guitarist

© 2026 Luke T. Bush

PLATTSBURGH CITY  06/11/26

Ryan Casey takes a break from maintaining the plants in the parking lot garden at the end of Court Street.  He sits on the stone wall where behind him plants are springing to life.  The two stone wall gardens had been left unattended, litter thrown on the bare soil until he planted flowers and tomato plants.  He's made a bit of downtown a spot for color instead of beer cans and cigarette butts.