A little bird

My walk to and from work recently has been disrupted by the construction of the new Northgate library and community center. The city decided to completely replace the sidewalk for several blocks. They finally poured the section in front of the library a couple days ago. Here's what it looked like Tuesday afternoon:



The construction crew is gone because they work from seven to four, or something like that.

Yesterday afternoon, walking home, they'd removed enough construction debris so I could walk down the new pavement (without fear of sinking in). And what did I see below my feet? A little bird:



A glass block inset into the concrete with what looked like a metal can for a light beneath. Don't ask me how they plan to change the bulb. There were many of these, every twenty-five feet for the entire front of the library and community center. Every block looked hand-painted, but they all had the exact same picture. They really should have had the artist come up with at least three. Can you imagine a little kid excitedly running from one to another, hoping to see all the different pretty birds and then discovering that they're all identical? Hm... Maybe this says something about Seattle.