Deicing fluid streaming past the dawn

Normal water is pretty much blown right of the windows of an airplane in flight, but deicing fluid is strong and sticky enough to cohere into long thin streams across my window as it runs backwards along the surface, refracting the light of dawn as it rolls along.

Early morning takeoff, Eastern Iowa Airport

Just two months after my first trip to Austin, Texas, I found myself on my way there once again for a completely separate project and a meeting in a completely different part of the city. My trip down began with a beautiful dawn takeoff from the Eastern Iowa Airport.

Mutant fish, Waller Creek, Austin, TX

This wonderful mutant fish and depth marker were not, so far as I could tell, a part of the show, but rather a permanent part of the scenery in this section of Waller Creek.

Blacklight beach, Waller Creek, Austin, TX

A blacklight beach scene along the creek, cheerfully informing us that there is no lifeguard on duty to protect us from falling into the ankle-deep waters.

Waller Creek art installation, Austin, TX

Blooming survey flags in the installation along Waller Creek.

Waller Creek art installation, Austin, TX

At night, this field of flags at the Creek Show transformed into eerie luminance under the glow of black lights, people wandering all along in black and pink and blue.

Waller Creek art installation, Austin, TX

Waller Creek is a small penned in watercourse running through the center of Austin, and the city is clearly trying to revitalize it from its dingy and unloved condition---some parts are downright nasty and unsafe, while others like this one have been gentrified. What we see here is particularly transformed because I happened to be in town at the time of the Creek Show, a night-time art show blooming all along the hip center area of the creek. But it's all much more interesting at night...