Holy smokes, readers. Cupid's Span, the love-it-or-hate-it-but-you-really-should-love-it-since-it's-chock-full-of-whimsical-glee, is almost back to its normal self. Over the past few months, part of the piece has been covered by scaffolding, but according to RinconHillSF, "the scaffolding around the top half of Cupid’s Span in Rincon Park appears to be coming down - unveiling an evenly colored top half of the bow." Exciting stuff! And according to Curbed, the park surrounding Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen's masterpiece......

Photo by Steve Portigal/Flickr We love--yes, LOVE -- this piece. It positively brims with whimsy. But what happened? Why is Cupid's Span broken? When will it be fixed? It's been like this for months now. Speaking of public art, check out the Hayes Valley's latest piece of public art. Wow. As Curbed says, "Tetanus shots for all, kids." And how.......