## Some **signs** are good to run into. The dog has already found something worth stopping for. For the rest of us, these walls and small street signs offer a nudge, a laugh, or a few words worth taking home. * * * ### ⏳ “If Not Now, Then When?” — Toronto, Canada 🇨🇦 Tall white letters fill the side of Ossington Chiropractic and Rehabilitation at 145 Ossington Avenue, Toronto. A fairly direct question to meet on your way up the stairs. More: **If Not Now, Then When?** * * * ### 🐕 Doggie Stick Library A yellow cabinet displays rows of sticks for one very interested visitor. Finally, a library where chewing the books makes sense. More: **Cute Signs** * * * ### 🌱 “Urban Weed Awards: Unique Site” — By Michael Pederson in Sydney, Australia 🇦🇺 A weed growing beside a rusty pipe fitting earns a proper award plaque. Part of Pederson’s Urban Weed Awards, it gives a small, usually overlooked plant its moment. **💡 Artist Fact:** Pederson has been making public art projects since 2013. His work has also appeared in festivals and exhibitions in Hong Kong, Croatia, the Netherlands and the United States. More: **Clever Art by Michael Pederson** 🔗 Follow **Michael Pederson on Instagram** * * * ### 📱 “Put Your Phone Down” — Words by WRDSMTH in Los Angeles, USA 🇺🇸 A figure bends over a phone beside the words “Put your phone down and connect with the world.” There is a whole wall to look at. 🔗 Visit **WRDSMTH’s website** * * * ### 💭 “One Day You’ll Laugh” — By Morley Morley’s message gives today’s worries a little distance. A passerby with a phone in hand glances up at the words. **💡 Artist Fact:** The drawn figure in Morley’s work is himself. In his Q&A, he explains that he wants the words to feel as though they come from another person. More: **Morley’s Street Art** 🔗 Visit **Morley’s website** * * * ### 💌 Leave Your Ego at the Door — By Poetry by Boots The pavement asks us to “Imagine the love we could all have if we left our egos at the door.” A useful thing to leave outside for once. More: **Poetry by Boots** 🔗 Follow **Poetry by Boots on Instagram** * * * ### 🦉 “Asking for Help Is Never a Weakness” — By HERA in Berlin, Germany 🇩🇪 Two figures in animal headdresses stand beside the words “Asking for help is never a weakness.” HERA painted the wall at Teufelsberg in Berlin for a Hilfetelefon campaign supporting women affected by violence. **💡 History Fact:** Before becoming a street art venue, Teufelsberg was a Cold War listening station used by American and British intelligence services. The station closed in 1992. 📷 Photo: Onuschka. More: **HERA’s Murals** 🔗 Follow **HERA on Instagram** * * * ### ⬆️ “Maybe What They Call a Ceiling” — By Morley The same surface can be a limit or a place to start. Morley leaves that decision with whoever happens to walk past. More: **Morley’s Street Art** 🔗 Visit **Morley’s website**