A stroll on a summer's day by the beach

The Bloggist and his friend, Alfred Jarry, admire an early work by Christo. The Bloggist quotes Susan Sontag, "Aristotle's arguments in defence of art do not really challenge Plato's view that all art is an elaborate trompe l'oeil, and therefore a lie". 

Culm of the Crested Dog's Tail

Thank you Mr Hubbard:
Grasses: a Guide to their Structure, Identification, Uses and Distribution in the British Isles
                      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Edward_Hubbard