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Tate Modern | The Unilever Series: Olafur Eliasson has weather stories. The Toph writes, submits and forgets about a recent walk, in case the beleaguered reader wonders whether TTT produces any original material whatsoever. What was the story?

Midmorning on the 7th of January, Ranger, the pit bull and the Toph went out for the daily morning walk near the hospital in Moss Beach. They parked at the former nursery school and walked up the hill heading northeast in a brisk wind from the southeast. Weather conditions worsened and it started to drizzle. Also, the situation was complicated somewhat by yapping dogs heard in the distance, possibly walking on the loose on the trails, which could be very dangerous if they come right up to Ranger on his leash, so the walk became an evasive maneuver. As it was, the wind and rain was behind the Toph, and Ranger was just happy to be out sniffing at everything. On top of the hill, there was a view of the Montara Mountains and the storm passing through. Bursts of rain at 30 degrees to the ground over a vast coastal terrace whipped by, right to left, sweeping across miles of peninsula. Unforgettable.

The walk continued to the next rise, and the wind and rain didn't let up, so turning back seemed like a good idea. Yapping dogs were heard, but still not seen, so Toph led the way back, this time facing the wind and rain. There was nothing to see except the next few steps ahead in the swirling mist and beads of water collecting on Toph's glasses. The trek was quite dramatic at the last blind hill with the little dogs still yapping, but Toph and Ranger took the shortest path down the hill through the last field to the nursery school. As it was finally obvious the little dogs were not going be a problem, Toph noticed the wind died and the pelting light rain stopped. What a missed opportunity to head toward the mountain instead of cutting the walk short.

This is the location of the first hill on topozone.

posted by TT 10:09 AM