signs of the times

with media and advertising everywhere—

often sending negative or meaningless messages—

i liked these signs with simple messages or reminders.

greeting in the window of a cellular phone store.

message on the restaurant sign

where we went for our anniversary dinner.

random sign that almost seemed to be abandoned

on the side of the road out in the country.

then i noticed there were no words—

just an arrow pointing to a tree.

i think that says it all.