hey look kat! look leslie! its the thing at the cathedral! you know what it really was? this was the description on the cathedral web site:

"The lower portion of the sculpture captures the ocean tide coming to the sand and onto reefs, to and fro, back and forth. . Many Native American's ancient songs refer to the natural movements of the earth. A figure of a human becomes apparent on the rear portion and symbolizes the actual progression of man emerging out of the rhythms of nature as part of the creation story. The figure's left arm extends out, grasping the reef to propel himself further or, perhaps, to stabilize himself. The sculpture thus deals with the duality of life and of humankind in transition."

it also said this:

"Contreras hopes people will run their hands along the inner texture of the inner circle, out and around the edges along the grooves, taking them toward the figure, off the figure and back to the rim. Whether the hands go up or down, everything comes back to the center. He hopes children will walk up the steps, near the statue and touch it, "feel a part of it and be a part of it."
har har har.