2011, Day 183 - Counter-clockwise

There was a story on the news the other day about people in Portland getting permission to repaint the fire hydrants in their neighborhood.  I thought it was funny and when I came across this hydrant I thought it might be a bit of a shame because it has so much character, why would you want to cover it up?

Canon 1Ds Mark II, Canon 100/f2.8L IS
100mm, f5.6, 1/1000 sec @ 100 ISO