Traces of The Rapture on the Sidewalk

Took a walk around Lake Merritt this a.m. and came across this (and a few other installations)...in honor of the day.

Austin made it into the Atlantic's most walkable cities list...

Somehow, Austin made it into the top 11, with a bronze rating. I find this interesting, because in my own experience, Austin isn't terribly walkable. Of course, I grew up in San Francisco, where walking was a valid form of transportation to and from work, as well as to social events, and grocery shopping, etc. So I have high standards. Now, even though I live in central Austin, I can't do as much productive walking. Instead, I find myself walking for pleasure. It is usually too far, too hot, and too torn up (at least currently, as I live a block from the east 7th street construction project).

But I am still happy it made it on the list....

Read more details here, on walkfriendly.org.

Photos of the ground....by others....

In the process of doing a bit of research on Chris Taylor and his land arts program, I came across one of their recent projects called Ground Sourcing Documentation. Folks in Lubbock had a 12 hour window in which to participate/submit. If I knew this was happening ahead of time, I'd have driven the 6 hours to Lubbock to participate! oh well...

To learn more about Land Arts of the American West, visit their website.

Or read this recent article from the new york times.