Spurtle is bored by unimaginative tagging and mural abuse, annoyed when attractive architecture gets spoiled by scribbles.
But Spurtle enjoys and applauds graffiti which is well executed, thoughtful or amusing, and sensitive to its setting.
Reader Scott Reed agrees and, following recent coverage of stencilled work on Broughton and Forth Streets and the North Bridge (Issues 185, 187, Breaking news 1.10.10), sent us this photograph of 'I think I'll pack it up and buy a pick-up'.
It was taken in 2008 near Bruntsfield Links. Not Broughton by any stretch of the imagination, but who cares? Can anyone tell us whom the image represents, and who made it?