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'Handpainted sign with webs'

Ampersand

The signwriter with brush, paint and maulstick

climbed his ladder and set to work.

 Years later, I paused to admire his craftsmanship.

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'Waiting for the green light'

Modern road construction is not known for inducing humour. However, waiting for the traffic lights to change, I felt a smile coming on here. I see stylised native flowers in that paint work. The curving street lamps on the bridge add to the quirky effect.

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'Weary'

I saw this banana skin

slumped against a kerb and thought,

'I know just how you feel'.