Bicycle with Flowers

Seen on a walk to the very center of our small downtown late this afternoon, this bike looked almost as if it might have been parked semi-permanently. But I didn't linger to try to find out. It's worth viewing large.

Edit: Sadly, I have been told (two days later) that a teenager recently died at that intersection; the bicycle must be a memorial to him.

For those who know Northampton, Mass., I've marked the exact location on the map. (We're looking east toward the railroad underpass--the red frame of the bridge is just barely visible in the left center background.)

A year ago: The English sculptor Anthony Caro on the roof of the Metropolitan Museum in NYC.