The Assignment: Sam Speake Memorial Scholarship 5K

The Location: Outside of Shepard Boulevard Elementary School

Sometimes I see things that stir more questions than answers.

I was photographing my friends as they participated in the Sam Speake 5K on the east side of town. While watching them struggle on the final hill, I noticed something odd about the telephone pole on the corner in front of the school.

There were several dozen perfect little pieces of chewed gum covering the pole. Each piece was deliberately rolled up and placed on protruding staples from former posters. It was more of a work of art than a gum dumpster. This would have taken several days and multiple packs of gum to accomplish.

I still have so many questions but no answers.