Sunday 1 March 2009

Sand, sea, sculptures, squirrels

Albany waterfront is an interesting place. A thin strip of land juts out into San Francisco bay, inhabited by squirrels, strange sculptures, and several people of no fixed abode who have built themselves shacks surrounded by endless trinkets and treasures.

Dana and I have been trying to keep ourselves fit by walking down there every day and have our route mapped out: along the sea shore, around the headland, over some stepping stones that divide the sea from a little lagoon, then back home. Sometimes we spot the local sea lion, sometimes we're buzzed by a squadron of hummingbirds, but there's always something new to discover.

Today it was a strange artist's palette that had been stuck on the end of a pole. This is a place of culture, not random vandalism, so I duly moved it and refitted one of the fishing sculptures to be something far more cultivated. I'm very pleased with the results!



The object of art is to give life a shape.



One of the locals seemed impressed.