Text & photos © Catherine Nichols The signs in the U.S. are sometimes rather dull in their warnings. So dull, in fact, I rarely notice them—except where a sign warns drivers of cats crossing the road! This is a legitimate sign I discovered walking my mom’s dog through the streets of Corte Madera,...

Story by Crystal Gabrielle. Photos Copyright © Crystal Gabrielle. THE HILLBILLY LAWN MOWER is an ingenious device that may soon replace the noisy ride-on mowers that infest suburbia. I found this one at Hole N” The Rock, near Moab, Utah. Hillbilly lawn mower at Hole N” The Rock, Moab, Utah The...

Text & photos © Catherine Nichols Over the pond in Wales, U.K., a sign at the Beaumaris Castle reminds us to keep track of our children, the floors are slippery, steps are dangerous, and that seagulls attack! I laughed out loud at this sign because I slipped on a slippery step trying to get away...

Text & photos © Catherine Nichols I’VE TAKEN PHOTOGRAPHS of some of the funky signs I’ve stumbled across in various countries, and even one in the U.S. The thing I love about the signs in other countries is how visually descriptive they are. During my travels in Scotland, I loved this funky...

Text & photos © Catherine Nichols YOU CAN FIND the town with the longest name on the island of Anglesey in Wales (southwest Great Britain): Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch It’s even in the Guinness Book of World Records. Here’s a sound file of someone pronouncing...

Story by Crystal Gabrielle. Photo Copyright © Crystal Gabrielle. Driving through the village of Oracle, Arizona on my way to visit Oracle State Park (a dark skies park), I noticed this arresting sign at the local library: The books are bored. Come in and give them a tickle. How could anyone resist such...

Story by Milli Thornton. Photos Copyright © Milli Thornton. KAFER’S FLOWERS in Mansfield, Ohio are serious when they say “We Deliver”: Cemetery Wreaths & Saddles Turns out “saddle” is a florist’s term meaning styrofoam mounted on a stand that can be used to create floral...