It all started one sunny Spring Day in 2005 when my two year old son (lil "jimmy-d") was plodding along the Presidio greens with his "adventure buddy" (a family friend who has been sitting him since birth) when he stumbled upon a fire hydrant with a black garden hose attached directly to one of its powerful limbs. At the end of the black hose was a "sculpture" -- as he sometimes calls it now (it was a free-standing, large headed, cast iron impact sprinkler made by the Rain Bird sprinkler company apparently). That was day one. On day ten or so, his Daddy (that would be me), after hearing much about it, finally accompanied him for a tour to this special spot.
Upon closer inspection of the hydrant-to-hose connection, I found a way to turn on the fire hydrant to demonstrate the yet untapped power of water when directed into an impact sprinkler some fifty yards away. Well, to make a long story short, considering how sponge-like young minds can be, one look at that set up and Jimmy was hooked. Now four years old, he has exceeded I think even his own expectations of what one can do with a little water pressure and some hardware. Thank goodness Santa Claus knows where to get pipes, rotary sprayers, and impact Rain Bird's. James's latest sculpture (pictured at top) is his latest creation.
Stay tuned for more updates from James and the Giant Sprinkler (as I find time to post).
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