Slippery sign

The sign itself was not slippery, it merely indicates the quality of slipperiness. (Which concept --- slipperiness --- indeed often arises in discussions between the sign and the signified!)

Wordlessly evocative.

This post's theme word is arenicolous, "living, growing, or burrowing in sand." The arenicolous ants were at first baffled by the glissant gel coating the floor.

A fair prospect from La Defense

While in a post-exercise fugue state of relaxation, I wandered into this dystopian-movie-style skyscraper vista. All very clean, and complemented by the luminous sky.

 

For those unfamiliar with the local skyline, that rectangular arch is La Defense, a business district outside of Paris.

In the Paris-ward direction, there is a reflecting pool with a sculpture installation of what look like giant children's toys, each ornamented with a blinking light. All the lights shift colors in a coordinated pattern, but slightly out-of-sync with each other.

 

The photos don't capture it properly. What appears as a uniform grey-blueness across the pictures was actually pretty calming and visually interesting.


This post's theme word is polysemous, "having many meanings." The sculpture is surely polysemous.