Urban bike rack in Montreal

This is a post I've been meaning to put up for some time now, but I think I was saving it for a special occasion - well, that time is now. Thanks to A. Watson for a very artsy submission, straight from Canada, eh? (Couldn't resist.)

She found this masterpiece in Montreal (as it so eloquently says on the bike rack itself), which combines my two of my all-time favorite things - fun, colorful graffiti and, you guessed it, bike rack.

Because this is Canadian, I think there might be something lost in translation. Is this is a squirrel that's chirping? Is it a cartoon bubble expressing his preference of moves in Tic-Tac-Toe? Either way, it brings some color and joie de vivre to otherwise homely gray steel.

Which brings us to the next question - is this bike rack guarding the tiny little bush from further harm? (I mean, you have to squint a bit to see it, but the green shrub is back there.) Does it need two pieces? Is there a rogue army of gardeners prowling Montreal in search of unnecessary pruning?

Anyway. For bringing us such stellar compositions of urban life in a sort-of foreign land: FOUR bicycles out of four.

Bike rack, but not, in Vancouver

I know this blog is called "bike rack around the world," and that the photo to the left is of actual bike rack.

This is not the bike rack I'm looking for.

(But I do appreciate Eugenie's efforts! Thanks lady! She took this photo while working abroad in Vancouver, Canada - in front of a restaurant I wish I had heard of before I went last year. Is this is a restaurant at a crime lab or is this thematic? Do they serve you soup while behind bars or while testing your DNA or running your profile?)

Anyway: I realize that this blog is dedicated to a very singular type of item, and said item may not be easily encountered all the time. That said, I still want you to send your photos in, people. Think: metal item that could be used as a bicycle rack but more commonly used as transportable barricade. I didn't say my obsession was normal.

Considering there is a blog out there called "Lawrence, Julie & Julia" about a guy who is watching the movie "Julie & Julia" every day for a YEAR, I don't think mine is too out there, right? Right? (Hello?)

ZERO bicycles out of four, although I'm inclined to give it half a bicycle for the lone bike lock left marooned on the actual racking structure.