Jake Dobkin has taken some of the nicest Gates photos I've seen so far. I got to read some blogger criticism this morning of the Gates. Of course people want to criticize Christo. And it's a good thing we have the blogosphere to hear the criticism of the people, both good and bad. Some say it's a waste of money (or alternatively a scam to help make the artists more loads of it in drawing sales), others call it a blight on the park, and yet others think it's yet another ego stroke for an artist that some think pull of big artistic pranks. I on the other hand thought it was quite remarkable.

We went to skate at Wollman rink on Sunday and there were throngs of people there for a February late afternoon. That in itself was kind of nice to observe. And if you're having a hard time "getting it", just sit for awhile and watch as kids dance, run and giggle through them. They see the wonder in it all.