Spheres and spinners ride a rainbow on a downtown wall on Aug. 13. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

Spheres and spinners ride a rainbow on a downtown wall on Aug. 13. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

Art in Usual Places

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.

Hearts and stars brighten a grey day by the Juneau-Douglas bridge on Aug. 13. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

Hearts and stars brighten a grey day by the Juneau-Douglas bridge on Aug. 13. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

A hollow-eyed stranger watches passersby from the downtown bridge on Aug. 13. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

A hollow-eyed stranger watches passersby from the downtown bridge on Aug. 13. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

Colorful fishing buoys catch the sunlight near a town parking lot on Aug. 13. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

Colorful fishing buoys catch the sunlight near a town parking lot on Aug. 13. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

A rainbow of colored shutters by Bill Overstreet Park on Aug. 13. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

A rainbow of colored shutters by Bill Overstreet Park on Aug. 13. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-O-S-E along Windfall Lake Trail on Aug. 11. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-O-S-E along Windfall Lake Trail on Aug. 11. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

Colorful chalk wheel in a downtown driveway on Aug. 28. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

Colorful chalk wheel in a downtown driveway on Aug. 28. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

Happy days are here again as depicted in a sidewalk chalk drawing in a downtown driveway on Aug. 28. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

Happy days are here again as depicted in a sidewalk chalk drawing in a downtown driveway on Aug. 28. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

The layout of a garden as art near Evergreen Cemetery on Aug. 18. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

The layout of a garden as art near Evergreen Cemetery on Aug. 18. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

Salmon fishing time as seen on an sport-utility hatchback downtown on Aug. 18. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

Salmon fishing time as seen on an sport-utility hatchback downtown on Aug. 18. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

A positive message for the community in a downtown garden Aug. 18. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

A positive message for the community in a downtown garden Aug. 18. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

Rock art at Blue Muscle Beach on Aug. 16. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

Rock art at Blue Muscle Beach on Aug. 16. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

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