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Photo Essay: 'Love Letter to North Oakland'

Susan Mernit Tue, 13 Dec at 8:44am
Photo by Jess Watson

Photo by Jess Watson

Do you have those days when everything around you seems charged with some extra meaning - or additional beauty - that makes your heart stop for a second? 

Are there moments when the familiar streets and usual houses suddenly reveal hidden beauty? That's kind of how I felt when Jess Watson shared her photo series "Love Letter to North Oakland" with me. 

This collection of photos - street art, found objects, a dead animal - seems like a very personal story about the place she lives, and loves, and worth sharing with our OL readers.

Do you have a photo set about art of the city that's meaningful to you? Please share with editor@oaklandlocal.com.

About Susan Mernit
Susan Mernit is the co-founder of Oakland Local. She is also a circuit rider for The Community Information Challenge, a program of The John S and James L Knight Foundation, a popular speaker and facilitator, and a consultant to media, non-profit and community organizations. Susan lives in North Oakland with a rescue dog named Cazzie, a little dog named Violet, a fat grey cat named Gracie, a very cool housemate, and a yard in serious need of soil remediation. She is an aspiring gardener, a long-time blogger & entrepreneur, and a recovering journalist who's found home in Oakland.
Saheli Datta commented on Mon, 14 Feb at 1:19pm:

Interesting photos. The link to Jess Watson's name is broken: the "q" is in front of the http instead of the uirky.blogspot.com. 

AddisonSmith commented on Tue, 3 Jul at 9:50pm:

I married my husband 22 age ago. Love Letters Before we marched down the aisle we spent quite a bit of time talking approx what our league would be like.