| The computer has been on long enough. The NHK videotaping is still burning in my mind and the story is coming along. I need a break. |
| Build number: | 98P-4 |
| Date: | 1998 March 14 |
| Location: | Venice Breakwater, south side |
| Start: | afternoon, building time roughly 30 minutes |
| Height: | 2.5 feet |
| Base: | 2.5 feet wide, 1 foot deep |
| Photography: | none, no camera |
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The main idea was just to let the ocean breeze blow some of the indoor air out of me. I found Terry building pyramids so stopped to chat. He was finishing up.
We noticed a group gathering on the isthmus behind the breakwater. Walking over there, we found Tim, another beach regular, with a group of people reading poetry. It was a little cold for this sort of thing; I was dressed for walking, not sitting. Still, I stayed. Terry went home. The poetry was desultory. One man was from Oxford and when Tim introduced me as a sand sculptor, he asked for an example. Well, that's all it takes sometimes. The result was a simple, elegant arch done entirely by hand. People were more interested in staying warm than in watching, so they huddled on the sand. I polished the arch, then rejoined them. The Oxfordian asked me for a poem about the sculpture. I thought for a bit, then gave a highly condensed version of its origin, adding something about what I get from it. This was acclaimed as the day's best poem. I guess the day was too chilly to have high standards. Cold finally got to me near sunset. I bid them adieu and walked north, briskly, trying to get warm.
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