There it stood.  For about a week.  A tree in the panhandle of Golden Gate Park adorned with neon, orange penises.  Those are strange leaves, oh wait, those aren’t leaves, it’s a dildo tree!  The ultimate “woody.”  I’m glad I took this shot when I did because the very next day there was no trace of it.  I have no idea who put it up or what their inspiration was in the first place, nor do I know who took it down and why.

Each “ornament” appeared to be hand stitched, complete with balls.  There were thick ones, thin ones, short ones, and long ones.  Some of them even had a natural curvature.  Together they represented the wonderful variety of normal, healthy, human anatomy.  Fluttering in the breeze, in plain sight, they could be perceived as a symbol of power in a patriarchal society, a sexual provocation, or a whimsical, rogue art installation among many other explanations.

I’ll never know the whole story, but what if it was a magical dildo tree that granted sexual wishes?  What would you wish for?

Make a Wish!