My Town Shoot Out - From The Hip

This week's Theme is courtesy of the My Town Shoot Out gang.
"From the Hip! That's right. Taken from the hip. Walk through a store or park or main street with your camera on your hip, shooting away!"

You can shoot high........ you can shoot low. You won't know! Or just shoot ahead of you as you walk. Maybe once in a while, shoot behind you."

Check out the other participants here and here.

I really enjoyed this challenge, and shot MANY photos that I really liked, but what side of my town do I show? The sometimes seedy underbelly of a suburban city, filled with angsty teens who think not getting that new Mercedes for their sweet 16 is a complete rip off? So much so that they start small fires in the HS parking lot?

 There are others, teens who work to better this world by recycling and gardening:

 There is the storm ravaged streets:

 And we have at least one fan of Bansky here:

 We also have some very disturbed person setting up this tableau in my neighborhood:

 OR, do I show the more pleasant and pastoral side of my town? The one where seed pods from trees await the coming rain:

 And fences make lovely shadows on clean sidewalks:

 And neighbors collect old trucks that look nice:

 Where flowers and trees sway in the breeze:

 And small wonders await your glance:

  Lovely day for a walk, wouldn't you say?

Happy Friday all!