Face in the Ferns

This is a sweet bit of carving in Dupont Circle.  It's a post on top of a staircase of a brownstone right next to my favorite coffee house.

Unlike a lot of other figurative carving in the city, this little guy is at street level and one can walk to up him and feel the depth of the carving.  I don't know another example like this, outside of cemeteries, that allows you to appreciate the actual workmanship in old carving.