A man made of clear plastic stands atop the crossing light at Mass Ave. and 17th St. I had to climb on top of some newspaper boxes to take this shot, but even so you probably can't tell that the man's arms are extended w/feathers. What this all means I'm not sure, but L. said she's seen several of these around town. We saw this one last Saturday and the next day when we walked by the same point it was gone.

It's pretty certain these little men are the work of Mark Jenkins, of Tape Men fame. He recently had a show at the Fraser Gallery in Georgetown and posted some photos here. He's also posed a couple of photos of these new tape men, which he may be calling “minutmen.” Here's one shot, and another. He's also got a link to a little video spot about some of his tape babies, a huge tape phone, and more. All very cool stuff! Thanks, Mark, for making our urban environment so much more fun and interesting.