edgewater

I crossed over a bridge over a small river, and stopped to take some pictures of the newly autumn sun on the water. The distance to the opposite shore made the shots a bit of a disappointment, and on the way back to the car I found myself open to ducking under the bridge.



Where I found this lovely geometric pattern....



... and some socially conscious graffiti. The whole of the message reads "Emancipate Yourself From Mental Slavery; None But Ourselves Can Free Our Minds." I thought the semi-colon was a nice touch, but I wonder about who wrote it and who it was intended for. Is it read by the people who walk down the path under the bridge to their expensive motorboats tied up at the piers? By the people who come to empty the trash dumpsters and work in the fish restaurant?



D.C. has gained several graffiti artists with other social messages, exhorting the working class to rise up against their oppressors and calling for the troops to come home from Iraq. Are these the same ones, or was someone inspired?



And the graffiti artist's signature is a smiling flower.