Directional Sign

I love signs.  I especially like signs that have double meanings in their text or in their surroundings. This sign, painted on the side of a building, was directing people to the front door of the reception office.  Nothing special about it.  But, with the man walking in front of the sign, the sign came …

Cattle Brands

Branding cattle is still alive and well in western Nebraska.  Just outside the bank in Merriman, Nebraska, is a large sign that identifies all the brands used in the Nebraska Sand Hills in 1964.  Below each brand is the name of its owner. I saw many of these brands during my wanderings through Cherry County, …

UK Sign

I was frightened when I saw this sign.  I needed to use a ferry to reach Beatrix Potter's home in England's Lake District, and I knew I didn't have the correct change, so what were my options?  I couldn't turn around, I was boxed in on a narrow one-way road with cars stacked up behind …

Honest Trucker

Admittedly, this photo will not win any photo contests.  C'mon, I was buzzing down the interstate at 80 mph in western Wyoming when I came upon this truck.  Not the best shooting conditions, so cut me some slack.  When I realized what the sign was telling me, I was already even with the truck and …

Rattlesnakes Only!

I was in Arizona during the recent GOP Presidential debates, their primary is tomorrow.  This sign was in a sparsely populated area where few people would ever see it.  I thought the sign would be more effective if it was posted at the entrance to the halls of Congress in Washington, DC. Thought for the …