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Up close, two new additions stood out — including a long red one partway into the photo. https://www.thetiesthatbindavl.com/day-16 daily 0.75 2026-03-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/2701dd62-5859-4f0e-bab2-e47b914c3a5b/6-3-25%282%29.jpg Day 16 Today I arrived to capture the fabric strips moving together in the breeze. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/7f40e36f-0323-404a-9f9b-36cb6f0fedc5/6-3-25%283%29.jpg Day 16 Like streamers dancing on an old air conditioner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/f413cf2f-2c8c-4170-98a3-3a2baab400bc/6-3-25%281%29.jpg Day 16 The cotton ribbons still hold their color, even after the rain. https://www.thetiesthatbindavl.com/day-19 daily 0.75 2026-03-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/6ec36ce6-8bf2-4816-a337-35f0b760024e/6-6-25.jpg Day 19 The elements are beginning to change the fabric’s texture. https://www.thetiesthatbindavl.com/day-23 daily 0.75 2026-03-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/47d70478-f8aa-42d2-9e66-b57b1a7f8548/6-10-25%281%29.jpg Day 23 Checking in on Day 23. Still colorful. https://www.thetiesthatbindavl.com/day-27 daily 0.75 2026-03-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/17cb4e00-c387-48ea-8734-617bca1ec15e/6-14-25.jpg Day 27 Installed the sign and box today — visitors can now take a fabric strip to add to the fence. https://www.thetiesthatbindavl.com/day-33 daily 0.75 2026-03-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/924d839f-aaf0-41c4-b530-fd489f3f346e/6-20-25%281%29.jpg Day 33 Arrived to find that passersby are engaging with the fence installation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/c7b4e288-0a97-41d2-b350-5386b9e587c1/6-20-25%282%29.jpg Day 33 New activity on the fence, alongside the original collection of cotton ribbons. https://www.thetiesthatbindavl.com/day-34 daily 0.75 2026-03-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/5880fabe-fa23-4584-af92-6b53dd8d743f/6-21-25%281%29.jpeg Day 34 During the June 2025 climate summit at Warren Wilson College, guests tied strips to mesh panels later added to the fence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/e3eb2b10-b9c7-49f1-b29b-0189937ffced/6-21-25%282%29.jpeg Day 34 This activity took place just before the launch of Thrive Asheville’s recovery roadmap, “Lessons for the Recovery.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/86e59d8d-4d91-4a45-963a-a04612e81217/6-21-25%283%29.jpeg Day 34 [Video Still] Emily presents the offsite participatory activity to climate summit attendees. https://www.thetiesthatbindavl.com/day-39 daily 0.75 2026-03-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/a33f2d64-6836-4990-9b14-8388c72acbd2/6-26-25%281%29.jpeg Day 39 The weatherproof box had been moved — zip ties cut, but someone raised it again. It now rests above the sign, high on the fence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/2af653bd-6f80-4ffb-9549-c88e590750e3/6-26-25%282%29.jpeg Day 39 After the disruption, I attached the collective offering from climate summit attendees to the fence. https://www.thetiesthatbindavl.com/day-51 daily 0.75 2026-03-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/6ebdeffe-bb0e-49fa-9b9d-1715e36dbc42/7-8-25%281%29.jpeg Day 51 The site is beginning to fill with color and quiet acts of participation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/b1a84b41-35b8-40c6-9182-e13046a84430/7-8-25%282%29.jpeg Day 51 Someone was weedeating around the fence this morning. Inside, the overgrowth hides what’s beneath. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/4534b2a2-4ec1-4d36-b483-fa8a04c2e54f/7-8-25%283%29.jpeg Day 51 Reattached the box to the fence and restocked it with fabric strips for new participants. https://www.thetiesthatbindavl.com/day-58 daily 0.75 2026-03-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/10511673-8bfd-4df6-863c-c61a89991406/7-15-25%282%29.jpg Day 58 Strips are beginning to extend up the fence — reaching beyond the box and closer to Riverside Drive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/c220565e-cbea-4d61-827f-9f8e6c2953f4/7-15-25%281%29.jpg Day 58 The grass inside the fence is getting taller in the recent greenhouse-like conditions in Asheville. https://www.thetiesthatbindavl.com/day-60 daily 0.75 2026-03-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/daa09356-c035-4ebe-98c4-e6f36ff54576/7-17-25%282%29.jpg Day 60 The cluster of ties around the box and the original grouping are beginning to meet in the middle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/726b8b0b-7557-4b72-a334-33a2077a8d0e/7-17-25%281%29.jpg Day 60 Close-up of once-bright fabric strips, their colors faded by sun and rain over the season. https://www.thetiesthatbindavl.com/day-62 daily 0.75 2026-03-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/0173833d-6fff-4107-acd8-159a156ee852/7-19-25.jpeg Day 62 The grass behind the fence has grown tall — almost as tall as this young visitor from Alabama. https://www.thetiesthatbindavl.com/day-72 daily 0.75 2026-03-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/6a08dd99-608d-4732-a663-94bb3e7dc1d7/7-29-25%281%29.jpg Day 72 On a hot day, I noticed the materials weathering — and new strips extending toward the river side of the fence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/f6a31c46-3da9-42a0-80f5-02996b5eca84/7-29-25%283%29.jpg Day 72 Someone passing by saw me working at the far end of the fence. He came closer to read the sign—then chose to tie a strip. https://www.thetiesthatbindavl.com/day-74 daily 0.75 2026-03-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/32bac688-69a8-4fb3-b629-7a4c0849ada9/7-31-25%282%29.jpg Day 74 Two days before I had come to the site and replaced a whole box of strips that I suspect had been taken. I visited to check again the same week and found more strips from the original cluster in the box. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/c3d6c5fc-10c8-49de-a886-2db19e149e81/7-31-25%281%29.jpg Day 74 Earlier in the week, I replaced a full box of missing strips. When I returned, pieces from the original batch of cotton ribbons had reappeared inside. https://www.thetiesthatbindavl.com/contact daily 0.75 2026-03-08 https://www.thetiesthatbindavl.com/day-81 daily 0.75 2026-03-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/9ad7450d-b973-4d40-8bc2-bead291d5924/8-7-25__1.png Day 81 A fabric tie and a new vine are beginning to twist together on the fence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/c51916a9-8c91-43f4-a2ed-b65ac9964f5a/8-7-25_2.png Day 81 The fence space is filling in, while crews quietly tend the grass, keeping the path open for visitors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/daea7d1d-18f3-4e55-9201-e02518d9326f/8-7-25_3.jpg Day 81 The gravel path draws a steady mix of walkers, runners, and cyclists each day. https://www.thetiesthatbindavl.com/day-84 daily 0.75 2026-03-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/8d293578-01d7-4c10-b0ec-13b12aa6105a/8-1-25.jpg Day 84 August 1, 2025: Emily measures the fence in preparation for an offsite activation at Local Cloth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/fdeba786-a42b-4706-8da6-e853a1f8f4bb/8-10-25.png Day 84 Deinstalling the day after Local Cloth’s soft opening. The one-day-only installation, shaped by many visitors, will now be detached and reassembled in sections on the fence at Riverside Drive. https://www.thetiesthatbindavl.com/day-86 daily 0.75 2026-03-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/3e414b6e-8699-4a67-a63d-fc671eb3978f/8-12-25_1.png Day 86 Close-up of fabric strips from Local Cloth members. Someone took the opportunity to write a wish. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/42763b31-be95-430c-a994-540ffba26b58/8-12-25_2.png Day 86 As the Local Cloth clusters were being added, this duo paused for a chat — and left their own strips on the fence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/54a45531-1805-46da-92a3-94fbf0923422/8-12-25_3.png Day 86 A walker passes without tying a strip, choosing instead to simply take in the space. https://www.thetiesthatbindavl.com/day-93 daily 0.75 2026-03-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/14c116c6-1e2f-479a-9a76-c8664cd18bab/8-19-25_1.jpg Day 93 On a hot midday visit, I found the box empty. The vibrant Local Cloth strips that had been added weren’t on the fence — it seems they may have been taken again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/c6eac803-8b81-4005-929e-eaf871252120/8-19-25_2.png Day 93 When the box is empty, visitors sometimes improvise. Here, a blade of long grass has been tied to the fence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/a9ea170b-6a9e-49a6-819c-01a97a3995ff/8-19-25_3.jpg Day 93 A piece of twine and gravel from the path — someone has crafted a small piece of jewelry and left it on the fence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/25c1a47a-2478-456f-b343-51df56d1b664/8-19-25_4.jpg Day 93 A mysterious chalk design has appeared on the sidewalk since my last visit. https://www.thetiesthatbindavl.com/day-94 daily 0.75 2026-03-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/7aaa9d36-9fc7-48eb-878c-cd810e77bbbd/8-20-2025.jpg Day 94 Unable to restock the day before, I returned the next day to refill the box with fabric strips. https://www.thetiesthatbindavl.com/day-95 daily 0.75 2026-03-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/0f3143e7-c5fa-4590-bcba-81b223cefeaa/8-21-25_2.jpg Day 95 Since I was nearby, I stopped by to check the supply of fabric strips. While I was there, a man and toddler passed by — he coached the boy on using his push bike along the gravel path. https://www.thetiesthatbindavl.com/about-2-1 daily 0.75 2026-03-08 https://www.thetiesthatbindavl.com/day-101 daily 0.75 2026-03-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/37fc4122-8c96-4b3f-854b-e902627a60f4/image1_8-27-25.png Day 101 A chain-link fence with colorful fabric ribbons tied to it, surrounding a field of corn under a partly cloudy sky. An informational sign about tying ribbons for a community art project is attached to the fence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/70f541e7-a932-466e-aa78-9c3912f6ddc4/image2_8-27-25.png Day 101 Person walking on a gravel path beside a chain-link fence adorned with colorful ribbons. Sun shining through trees on a partly cloudy day in a park. https://www.thetiesthatbindavl.com/day-102 daily 0.75 2026-03-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/e3dc4ef8-fdce-4e10-abac-aa75cca2a84e/image2_8-28-25.png Day 102 A chain-link fence with various torn fabric ribbons and a colorful snake wrapped around the fence, with green tall grass in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/dbb0c636-6a7a-41d7-b1b7-d629ec908f5f/image3_8-28-25.png Day 102 A vibrant outdoor scene on a sunny day with a blue sky and white clouds, featuring lush greenery, tall plants with yellow flowers in the foreground, and a modern building in the background surrounded by trees. https://www.thetiesthatbindavl.com/day-106 daily 0.75 2026-03-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/bfbc70e1-6714-4eb7-9cca-53fd51cca7af/image1_9-1-25.png Day 106 Colorful fabric strips tied to a metal chain-link fence in front of green plants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/fc213a4f-e7bb-47bc-b69f-a2f03f6a764c/image2_9-1-25.png Day 106 Colorful fabric strips tied to a chain link fence, with tall green grass and a partly cloudy sky in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/3528889c-7406-461c-bdab-05a28dcaaccf/image3_9-1-25.png Day 106 Colorful ribbons tied to a chain-link fence beside a grassy field under a partly cloudy sky, with two people and a dog walking on a gravel path in the background. https://www.thetiesthatbindavl.com/day-107 daily 0.75 2026-03-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/7d00a4e5-ff18-46fc-b2ed-d89a9943b9bf/image1_9-2-25.png Day 107 A person's hand reaching into a clear plastic bag with fabric scraps attached to a wire fence in a garden. The bag contains a fabric doll and a card with the title 'Tie a Ribbon Let It Go' and instructions for tying fabric strips to the fence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/4b58053c-a7b2-4dce-9e02-99934f6559f4/image2_9-2-25.png Day 107 Close-up of pink flower clusters on a green vine growing along a chain-link fence with a grassy pathway in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/c62f6101-d18d-4143-9a98-e651c32ca67b/image3_9-2-25.png Day 107 Two children riding bicycles on a gravel path in a grassy park area under a partly cloudy sky. https://www.thetiesthatbindavl.com/day-108 daily 0.75 2026-03-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/9ec307a2-5980-426f-91bc-16ec4655241d/9-3-25_image1.png Day 108 A fence with colorful fabric strips tied to it and a sign that reads 'Tie a Ribbon, Let It Go.' The sign explains that the strips are for sharing reflections and wishes, created by Emily Clanton. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/698d2aa1-53b6-47c5-b444-fc0ccac42a2b/9-3-25_image2.png Day 108 Colorful fabric strips tied to a chain-link fence with green plants in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/21b0822c-f1ea-46e7-a02b-2f646c3081c6/9-3-25_image3.png Day 108 A man walking a dog along a curved gravel path in a park during sunset, with a fence decorated with numerous colorful ribbons on the left and tall trees in the background. https://www.thetiesthatbindavl.com/day-110 daily 0.75 2026-03-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/7281ab93-eb24-4a11-a77f-a3f315771910/image1_9-5-25.png Day 110 Red wooden box with yellow lettering that reads "Fabric Strips Take One - Tie One" on a wooden table with cardboard boxes in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/5a52c2d8-d0f7-4af1-9045-80e66f148d6e/8-31-25_image.png Day 110 Orange tabby cat sitting on a pile of colorful fabric scraps on a wooden floor in a room. https://www.thetiesthatbindavl.com/day-111 daily 0.75 2026-03-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/18798dec-fb1c-4291-80e7-524198724499/image1_9-6-25.png Day 111 A chain-link fence with fabric strips tied onto it, some colorful and patterned. There are signs instructing to tie a ribbon and take a fabric strip, which is part of an art installation for shared reflection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/a4a14a2a-28d9-44d3-a562-4969b6c0adf6/image2_9-6-25.png Day 111 A chain-link fence decorated with colorful fabric strips tied to the links, with a sign attached. https://www.thetiesthatbindavl.com/day-113 daily 0.75 2026-03-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/584b19d8-8dbf-4fbd-b987-b10e62398739/image1_9-8-25.png Day 113 A chain-link fence decorated with colorful fabric strips tied to it, with a sign instructing to tie a ribbon and let it go, set against a background of green plants and a partly cloudy blue sky. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/186ba7b7-2ce0-4a4e-a204-f2dbfc910563/image2_9-8-25.png Day 113 A chain-link fence covered with colorful fabric ribbons tied to it, running alongside a grassy area with trees under a blue sky with some clouds. https://www.thetiesthatbindavl.com/day-114 daily 0.75 2026-03-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/ff9344eb-b1b5-4181-af62-f6d7078a02f2/9-9-25_photo1.png Day 114 A chain-link fence with tied cloth strips on green plants next to a gravel path under a blue sky with scattered clouds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/04732aa0-fa4a-4a96-829d-450b8dfcb873/9-9-25_photo2.png Day 114 Close-up of a chain-link fence with fabric strips and green vines with leaves growing through it, set in a sunny outdoor area with a grassy path and buildings in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/758430e3-cf65-4103-b326-1a05881a0053/9-9-25_photo3.png Day 114 Close-up of a chain-link fence with fabric ribbons tied to it, tall grass, green trees, houses in distance, blue sky with scattered clouds and power lines overhead. https://www.thetiesthatbindavl.com/day-116 daily 0.75 2026-03-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/723d1da4-2afb-43be-960e-f179a14c3450/9-11-25_image2.png Day 116 A fenced-off field of tall plants, with a gravel walking path in the foreground, under a partly cloudy sky, in a suburban area with trees and houses in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/16f80d7e-edbd-4b71-b76f-7341aaacfd10/9-11-25_image3.png Day 116 Colorful fabric strips tied to a chain-link fence with a field of tall green plants behind it, under a partly cloudy blue sky. https://www.thetiesthatbindavl.com/day-117 daily 0.75 2026-03-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/d38efa08-3b09-4304-b604-fd18bbc33707/9-12-25_image1.png Day 117 Small garden with a wooden fence, a red sign saying 'Tie a Strip. Add Your Voice,' and a box for collecting voice strips. A tree with a striped band and several green plants are behind the fence. The street with a crosswalk and a blue building are visible in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/dd2b5250-2ec4-4f3e-bb9e-8cc4f7fff216/9-12-25_image2.png Day 117 A black wire mesh fence with colorful tied ribbons, and a black box with a green label containing instructions, mounted on the fence. The instructions read: '1. Take a strip, 2. Hold a wish or worry in your mind, 3. Tie it to the mesh.' The background shows trees, a sidewalk, and some buildings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/bfa4869b-0828-4185-acca-d9265d00754b/9-12-25_image3.png Day 117 A small fenced-in garden area with various decorations, including a blue fabric banner with yellow stars, and a string of small colorful ornaments. The fence is made of wooden posts, and there is a red sign on the right side that reads "Tree of Hope Add Your Voice." Behind the garden, there are trees and a red brick residential building. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/66b89b7b-3abb-430c-896f-281e2997f001/9-12-25_image4.png Day 117 Exterior of a brick building with large glass windows, decorated with balloons and banners inside. A sign reading 'Local Cloth' is mounted on the upper corner of the building. A small sidewalk curves around the building with a bike rack outside. To the left, there's a grassy area with trees and a sign that says 'Tie a String, Add Your Voice.' https://www.thetiesthatbindavl.com/day-118 daily 0.75 2026-03-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/9d2e03af-e3cb-4613-9cc5-b9b5fc70c3e7/9-13-25_image1.jpg Day 118 A group of people, including women with hats, standing near a bench with colorful fabric strips tied to it, on a sunny day in an urban outdoor setting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/6c771e2b-82ab-43db-a27a-1809a3c1e804/9-13-25_image2.jpeg Day 118 Two women are at an outdoor art display or craft booth, one is standing with hands in pockets and the other is squatting, working on a craft. There are parked cars and a crosswalk across the street behind them, with a pedestrian crossing sign nearby. The scene is sunny, and the women are engaged in a craft activity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/6957cbc0-c63b-4497-8f97-cbd5159a290c/9-13-25_image3.jpeg Day 118 Two people talking outside near a handmade craft display with trees, cars on the street, sign posts, a pedestrian crossing, and vibrant mural in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/0fd30fdf-fc3f-46c8-ba41-22da9568f6f1/9-13-25_image4.png Day 118 An outdoor community event with a woman speaking or singing under a white tent. Several elderly people are seated in chairs watching her. There are bicycles parked nearby and a sign that says, "Tie a Strip - Add Your Voice." The scene is in a park with trees and a grassy area. https://www.thetiesthatbindavl.com/day-119 daily 0.75 2026-03-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/3a1684e5-05b9-4c6b-9f66-7e6a84309b9f/9-14-25_image1.jpeg Day 119 A small fence with a sign saying "Tie a Strip. Add Your Voice" and numerous fabric strips tied to it, located on a sidewalk next to a street with cars and buildings in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/be3e1d23-50a2-4009-8db1-35a52f4aa8fe/9-14-25_image2.jpeg Day 119 A chain-link fence with numerous ribbons and strips of fabric tied to it, alongside green grass and plants under a partly cloudy sky. https://www.thetiesthatbindavl.com/day-124 daily 0.75 2026-03-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/e9c4b2ad-e75a-47e6-b189-8a33e92dc390/9-19-25_image1.png Day 124 Construction workers and a crane working on a fence installation or repair project next to a gravel path, with colorful fabric strips tied to the chain-link fence, under a partly cloudy sky. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/3e63b6a0-efa1-49ca-b6be-386f76c6072b/9-19-25_image2.png Day 124 A chain-link fence covered with numerous colorful fabric ribbons tied to it, stretching into the distance under a blue sky with a few clouds, set in a grassy outdoor area. https://www.thetiesthatbindavl.com/day-134 daily 0.75 2026-03-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/306cddfa-0a30-43de-a0d8-b1f7db3c9482/image1_9-29-25.png Day 134 A person pushing a stroller with a child walking nearby on a muddy path in front of a fence with hanging ribbons, with a graffiti mural on the building behind and a parked vehicle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/09dbd16b-d175-4960-991c-f99473f70a29/image2_9-29-25.png Day 134 A large bouquet of white flowers, including roses, lilies, and hydrangeas, placed on the grass next to a wire fence with colorful ribbons tied to its top. The background includes an open field, trees, and houses under a cloudy sky. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/53f3e91b-86d6-4727-bbd3-912061656ddb/image3_9-29-25.png Day 134 A line of used face masks and cloth face coverings scattered along the edge of a grassy area next to a gravel path, with a chain-link fence and trees in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689261090883bc2c1b832bd2/5a192991-e0ca-4c70-a73e-8ceff3ed7949/image5_9-29-25%282%29.png Day 134 A woman wearing a red bicycle helmet, blue long sleeve shirt, pink shorts, and blue shoes looking at a prayer ribbon tied to a metal fence. 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