Look around. Everything look normal? Sure, a fleeting glance assures you that everything is just as you would expect it.

How about that sign over there? it looks like a ubiquitous sign for a piece of property for sale. Read it again… does that really make sense? Why need more parking for something that is not there yet?

Okay, okay… maybe if you DON’T think too much about it, the sign might make a warped kind of sense.

Walk on down the street. Why, in this lush humid environment (compared to Phoenix!), does someone put out plastic flowers?

Oops, sorry… it it is a trick of light that redefines what we expect to see. What is real appears plastic when lit by artificial light just before sunrise.

Reality in a very reality- based world moves slightly away from our pre-conceived expectations when we look closer, in the early morning at Lafayette, Indiana.

September 3, 2009