tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post9181974763841896025..comments2024-03-17T12:16:42.048-07:00Comments on Civic Center: Dougherty BloomsCivic Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12362422142667230626noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-31622817545480157112009-05-26T15:39:14.261-07:002009-05-26T15:39:14.261-07:00Not convinced, Donald? Actually, the street people...Not convinced, Donald? Actually, the street people in the plaza have already been using the shade of the sculptures as shelter for sleeping. Unfortunately, the pavement's pretty hard around that section of the plaza and I doubt if our Care Not Cash mayor cares to see them out of his window on the few occasions he visits his office in City Hall these days.Civic Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12362422142667230626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-44047952630133147002009-05-26T06:49:21.737-07:002009-05-26T06:49:21.737-07:00Thanks for your continuing coverage of Dougherty's...Thanks for your continuing coverage of Dougherty's installation, but I still think the SF Arts Commission has "fallen for a bill-of-goods" with this one... Not to insult fourth-graders again, but it looks like a fourth-grade craft project...<br /><br />So, the article mentions that 18,000 pounds of willow saplings went into the project... Yeah, that's right -- rip them from the soil, send them up to S.F., and weave them all tightly into the already tortured sycamores... Makes perfect sense to me...<br /><br />Actually what would really make sense would to use those sycamores as supports for tents for the homeless -- I think we could make a proud little community down there... It's their city too, and right now I think they need shelter a lot more than they need Dougherty's "art"...<br /><br />Sorry for the rant, but somebody had to say it...AphotoAdayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08581940419934089601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-50055643492475137882009-05-24T23:29:31.026-07:002009-05-24T23:29:31.026-07:00I've walked by the plaza a couple of times thi...I've walked by the plaza a couple of times this week & also noticed how the trees are leafing under the sculptures. It's very cheerful! I wish there were more of these giant nests.Axel Feldheimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12517904558156089265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-3655465385329362572009-05-24T08:12:49.369-07:002009-05-24T08:12:49.369-07:00This is indeed a classic San Francisco Memorial Da...This is indeed a classic San Francisco Memorial Day weekend -- freezing!<br /><br />The kerfluffle about the sculptures and trees is fascinating. My church has some of these sycamores. We received and obeyed an order to prune them to city specifications a while back. They seem okay, maybe even healthier, but I was amazed to learn how much bureaucracy there was related to trees.janinsanfranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07548452260456734928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-46497392286855708772009-05-23T18:27:46.106-07:002009-05-23T18:27:46.106-07:00Tweeted your post today. Thanks for keeping us up ...Tweeted your post today. Thanks for keeping us up to date and bringing a smile to my face on a tough dayBlack Rock Arts Foundationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01101074281617195724noreply@blogger.com