Swirled flowing abstract design caused by fish slime in the downtown boat harbor. Photo by Denise Carroll.

Swirled flowing abstract design caused by fish slime in the downtown boat harbor. Photo by Denise Carroll.

Art in Unusual Places

The Capital City Weekly welcomes reader-submitted photos of art in unusual or unexpected places. To submit, email images, with captions, to editor@capweek.com.

Thick creamy swirls of fish slime on the incoming tide in the downtown boat harbor. Photo by Denise Carroll.

Thick creamy swirls of fish slime on the incoming tide in the downtown boat harbor. Photo by Denise Carroll.

A sign of life on solid rock on Dupont beach at the end of March. Photo by Denise Carroll.

A sign of life on solid rock on Dupont beach at the end of March. Photo by Denise Carroll.

Spring green— moss on the forest floor. Photo by Kerry Howard.

Spring green— moss on the forest floor. Photo by Kerry Howard.

Nature’s sculpture: mussel shells on the beach. Photo by Kerry Howard.

Nature’s sculpture: mussel shells on the beach. Photo by Kerry Howard.

Spotlights on one of the boats docked at the Haines small boat harbor. Photo by Ray Tsang.

Spotlights on one of the boats docked at the Haines small boat harbor. Photo by Ray Tsang.

The snow is melting and the sky is blue! Photo by Kerry Howard.

The snow is melting and the sky is blue! Photo by Kerry Howard.

Droplets like wayward notes on a clef. Photo by Brooke Daly.

Droplets like wayward notes on a clef. Photo by Brooke Daly.

Colorful reflections on the water. Photo by Ray Tsang.

Colorful reflections on the water. Photo by Ray Tsang.

Hand-folded paper flowers with sunlight shining through them. Photo by Ray Tsang.

Hand-folded paper flowers with sunlight shining through them. Photo by Ray Tsang.

Feather patterns. Photo by Helen Unruh.

Feather patterns. Photo by Helen Unruh.

Dewy feather on the wetlands. Photo by Helen Unruh.

Dewy feather on the wetlands. Photo by Helen Unruh.

A glass wire insulator on a counter top covered with copper pennies. Photo by Ray Tsang.

A glass wire insulator on a counter top covered with copper pennies. Photo by Ray Tsang.

City in the clouds. Photo by William Messmer.

City in the clouds. Photo by William Messmer.

Thick creamy swirls of fish slime on the incoming tide in the downtown boat harbor. Photo by Denise Carroll.

Thick creamy swirls of fish slime on the incoming tide in the downtown boat harbor. Photo by Denise Carroll.

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