“Encumbered” is today’s Word of the Day from The New York Times.
I searched my Google Photos for “encumbered”. The results are interesting.
Art project: “Parking meter talk” — 2008
I placed word bubbles on parking meters that say, “Your time here is limited. Where are you going?”

My last time voting in Chicago — 2015

Art project: “Remember Me” magnet art — 2015, 2011



Art project: “Fill each other up” — 2009
Gas pump with word bubble, “Kind words are fuel for the soul. Fill each other up.”


American flag on fire hydrant — July 2, 2002.
For the first Independence Day after September 11th, 2001, I placed over a hundred tiny American flags on hydrants and water pumps throughout downtown Chicago.

The New York Times defines encumbered as: loaded to excess or impeded by a heavy load; burdened
I’m not quite sure why these photos show up for encumbered. But the photo results certainly show lots of photos with thoughtful artwork I’ve done.

Other options for Word of the day:
Yeah, there weren’t many results in Google Photos for those queries.
I bookmarked all four Word of the Day sites, so I might fire that up every now and then to see what my photos uncover.