Spring cleaning unearths clown painting, other scary garage secrets: Kenny Be's Yard Arteology

Wheat Ridge cleaning clown.

Nothing says springtime in Denver like a clown painting leaning against the front wheel of a car parked before an open garage door on a driveway teeming with junk. The clown painting practically promises that the open garage is the portal to a secret kingdom of junky treasures...

Seasonal sorting in progress on Pierce Street.

In the photo above, the hummingbird feeders hang in the tree branches alongside the holiday lights and a butterfly net is placed on the ground next to a plastic snowman. This seems to suggest that this type of spring cleaning is also a rearrangement of clutter.

The garage looks to be filled with a lifetime of fixtures and furnishings. The packed shelves and open drawers recall years of unfinished craft projects and stray game pieces.

Below, spring cleaning clowns can also be found downtown...