1: Spotted in the wild

Price of housing and fuel got you down? These five pics might lighten your load.

Welcome to the inaugural post of International Signs and Wonders!

All of the images you are about to see were first seen and documented by ME personally as we travel around the world. There will never be any AI, borrowed, or stolen content on this site, promise. It’s all stuff I saw¹.

Get it? International Signs and Wonders? I-SAW?

Since we are just now getting ready to hit the road again after a few months of working on our travel rig, the images in this week’s post are from the past. As we get rolling and pick up speed, though, these weekly posts will contain fewer scenes from the archives and increasingly more current sightings. I will aim for five photos per post.

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As always, you get to vote for your favorite at the end! Scroll on . . .

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This beauty was spotted in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Please note the chimney, which strikes me as perhaps a friendly middle finger to the nay-saying neighbors.

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On a similar theme, this wonder was spotted driving down the main street of Stevensville, Montana. Hey, getting out there and enjoying life on your own terms is better than loafing around any day.

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Speaking of spotting things, I finally found an affordable apartment, also in Grand Forks, North Dakota. That city seems to be big on creative housing options, although this particular offering appears to be a little small. It’s perfect if you, like me, don’t have room in your life for a lot of crap.

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If you must have crap, however, make sure it is of sufficiently high quality, so you don’t have to replace it often. Too much plastic in the landfills already, and don’t even get me started on planned obsolescence. This place in Snyder, Texas seems like a legit place to shop.

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If you need to haul your crap, either to your abode or to the dump, whichever is more expedient, might I suggest something OTHER than this vehicle. As my dad said when he saw this photo: There should be a law. The vocabulary word of the day, kids, is INCONGRUOUS.

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Now it’s time to vote!

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1. All of these photos are mine—not begged, borrowed, or stolen from any other source—but PLEASE feel free to steal them yourself. I have marked them as my own and am not concerned with copyright issues. Share at will.