southern-most point of Washington, DC, a little-known promontory located at the tip of Potomac Park known as Hains Point. The northern end of Potomac Park is bounded by the Tidal Basin of cherry blossom fame, and home to the Jefferson Memorial (look for Jeff in an upcoming installment--he'll be the self-righteous one in the topcoat). This was Mike's first trip to Hains Point, which, aside from its riparian status as confluence of the Potomac and the Anacostia (limpio y navigable!) and the reponderance of recreational fishermen seeking the elusive three-eyed Springfield Nuke Trout, really offers only one interesting feature. But it's a doozy.
"The Awakening" is a five-piece sculpture of a really big dude trying to bust his way out of the Earth. Kind of like the creature popping out of Sigourney Weaver's lieutenant in "Alien," but with fewer teeth and only one mouth. Hopefully Puck won't take a page out of this guy's book when it comes time for him/her to emerge.
And now, on to the evidence (in anatomical order from top to bottom):
