Tom Starling walks his dog Sid walks across the street in front of Hillsdale Mall, on El Camino Real, in San Mateo, Calif., Thursday, April 15, 2010.
Installation technicians Craig Harris (left) and Paul Tavian hang , Arrangement in Grey and Black, No.1, by James McNeill Whistler, at the de Young Museum, in San Francisco, Calif., Wednesday, May 5, 2010. The large painting popularly known as "Whistler's Mother is considered an American icon. The painting is part of an exhibit, Masterpieces from the Musee d'Orsay on view at the de Young Museum from May 22 to September 6, 2010. (John Green/Staff)