The beauty of Rotto even in a storm

What to do when you should be looking for work, apartments etc etc - you enjoy the summer weather that this Autumn is bringing us and enjoy The Highline while the sun is shining!

I've never been to Shakespeare's Garden in Central Park so I went on a photowalk as part of Scott Kelby's worldwide photo walk and this is what I saw.

I love dolls, and I am really loving Austin in all it's weirdness.  
I don't think I loved dolls growing up but the ones below are just great. 
I wonder if my neighbors would love it if I planted these on my balcony? 
All I would need: some plant boxes, some soil, some dolls heads, some sticks! 

Okay so I posted under iPhoneography my images from the Austin Yard Art Tour, and below are more images from my Canon.  
I have more to show because I just loved the backyards... I have to admit at the time of actually being in the backyards I was kinda gobsmacked and weirded out but I did love all the "art" that I saw. My all time favorite was the yard with all the toy dolls - they were the best and I think the final post will just feature those!  
 
But what possesses people to collect this stuff and let it accumulate in their yards over the years?  
I wonder what their neighbors think about it? 
For me, as I already said, I was creeped out a bit... but I think the fact that the week before a friend hooked me up with the TV show Hoarders had something to do with it... and I really felt that some of these places become art because the people who own them could be people with Hoarding tendencies... I did go home after the day, and had to shower, change, burn my clothes (kidding) but I ended up watching like about 4 episodes of Hoarders back to back that night!  
 
All i can say is that they are certainly Keeping Austin Weird - and you have to kinda love that... well at least I do!