Last Monday I made a zippy trip up to Gainesville with my road buddy Casandra. One hundred and forty-four miles fell away in a blur as Casi juiced her Mazda to the limit.
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Gainesville Solar Walk, Elizabeth Indianos, 2002 |
Last Monday I made a zippy trip up to Gainesville with my road buddy Casandra. One hundred and forty-four miles fell away in a blur as Casi juiced her Mazda to the limit.
Arriving in town with time to spare, we went all Jamaican, man, and dined at the Reggae Shack Cafe on West University Avenue. Best curried tempeh I ever ate.
On the way back to her mom's house, we took a small detour and discovered the planets. This collection is a 4 billion to 1 exact scale public art project by Tarpon Springs artist Elizabeth Indianos.
Stretching nearly a mile along NW 8th Avenue, the Gainesville Solar Walk includes the Sun and all the planets in the solar system. At the very end, all by himself, stands Pluto. Downgraded to a planetoid a while back, he seemed at odds in this miniature tableau.
Next time I will begin my solar walk from NW 22nd Street. From that direction, Pluto will become the numero uno planet or planetoid in the solar system.
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