It doesn’t look like this fella conducts water, but maybe he does, and anyway I think of them all as gargoyles.
We went to Notre Dame just before the fire, so it felt more immediate than it would otherwise have done. Great to see it get its mojo back.
I remember the day of the fire: it was morning in my time zone & I followed a live video feed of it while I was at work. (I had the kind of job that permitted such things occasionally) It seemed like such a huge deal to me—a devastating event. & none of my co-workers paid the slightest attention.
I've always remembered that: how insular & non-Eurocentric most Americans are. & one of those 2 co-workers is from Germany. I'd have thought she would have been interested. so weird.
