This grafittied/tagged fence is just beyond yesterday’s outdoor gazebo, between the railroad tracks and Westerwood. Do you know what it says? What it means? It looks like someone went in and tagged over the original message, in the center of the piece.

The origin of the word “grafitti” is from  the Italian word “scratched” and from the Greek word for “writing.” A tag is usually the fancy signature of the grafitti artist. Tagging is highly stylized and individualized. Some see tagging and grafitti as highly decorative art; some see it as vandalism. In Greensboro, grafitti seems to be more contained than in larger cities. However, it is alive and well on this fence near Smith and Prescott Streets.* With the arrival of spring foilage, those houses in the background will be somewhat hidden and the grafitti will be less noticeable. For now, all is in plain view. Could the first word be Weaver? Do you read tag-ese? This gives new meaning to “Tag! You’re it.”

*read the extensive Wiki article referenced here.