Sunday
Selections was originally brought to us by Kim of Frogpondsrock, as an ongoing meme where participants could
post previously unused photos languishing in their files.
The meme is now continued by River at Drifting through life. The rules are so simple as to be almost non-existent. Post some photos under the title Sunday Selections and link back to River. River is taking a well-earned self care break. She will be missed, but I will keep the meme warm for her.
Clicking on any of the photos will make them embiggen.
Like River I usually run with a theme. This week I am back in town again. A part of the town I don't usually go to.
Some years ago we had a Chief Minister who championed public art. I am very, very grateful to him. I don't like all of the art but I love that it is there.
'The Other Side of Midnight' by Anne Ross isn't a sculpture I lust after, but I did smile. And smiled even more widely when I noticed children patting the dogs.I really enjoyed these small pieces too.
( Sorry about the intrusive finger blur.)
The Canberra Memorial - which was installed to honour those people with an association with my city who have served their country - in peace, in war, and in humanitarian services.
I really liked that these trees were draped in coloured fairy lights.
Some weeks ago I posted star benches from the town centre. Kim asked whether they were in fact benches noting that they could be unstable unless they were bolted down. I promised to check - but have to chalk up a failure. They have gone, which I suspect means that they were as she suggested decorative rather than functional.
The meme is now continued by River at Drifting through life. The rules are so simple as to be almost non-existent. Post some photos under the title Sunday Selections and link back to River. River is taking a well-earned self care break. She will be missed, but I will keep the meme warm for her.
Clicking on any of the photos will make them embiggen.
Like River I usually run with a theme. This week I am back in town again. A part of the town I don't usually go to.
Some years ago we had a Chief Minister who championed public art. I am very, very grateful to him. I don't like all of the art but I love that it is there.
'The Other Side of Midnight' by Anne Ross isn't a sculpture I lust after, but I did smile. And smiled even more widely when I noticed children patting the dogs.I really enjoyed these small pieces too.
I wish the fountain had been going. but loved the leafy reflections in the facade behind.
The Canberra Memorial - which was installed to honour those people with an association with my city who have served their country - in peace, in war, and in humanitarian services.
Some weeks ago I posted star benches from the town centre. Kim asked whether they were in fact benches noting that they could be unstable unless they were bolted down. I promised to check - but have to chalk up a failure. They have gone, which I suspect means that they were as she suggested decorative rather than functional.
I know I am a simpleton when it comes to art, but I liked every single image. I would never purchase the sculpture but I would certainly look at it and smile. It made me happy just to see it. The bits and pieces of faces under the walls? Lets just say I have a retaining wall in my back yard that I am looking at in an entirely new way. (I have paint and time)
ReplyDeleteAnne in the kitchen: I would LOVE to see what you can do with your retaining wall. And yes, those face parts fascinated me.
DeleteArt is such a personal thing, in my opinion. But I like the opportunity to see it, even if it's not something I would take home myself. I love the fairy lights in the trees. I bet they look nice at night.
ReplyDeleteI loved those star benches, too. They have stuck in my mind.
jenny_o: Like you I love the opportunity to see art. And, thanks to that Chief Minister I don't think there is a block in town which doesn't have several pieces.
DeleteI hope they bring back those star benches/decorations next year. I thought they were charming.
Beautiful images EC. The portraits of the faces is so excellent.
ReplyDeleteBob Bushell: I really liked those face parts too. I do hope your cold is getting better.
DeleteYay! I can comment albeit anonymously. Love it though hate the captcha part. I hates me too and makes me click on and on before finally letting me prove I'm not a robot. I love the look of your weather down under. We have a new massive outdoor/indoor space in Tulsa provided by a wealthy oilman's foundation. I've yet to go but here it is phenomenal. Can't wait to go with the grandkids. Donna@gather
ReplyDeleteDonna@gather: I had a heap of trouble with the captch thingie. I haven't seen it for a while (and am grateful). You are welcome to our weather - it is too hot for wimpy me. I hope you share that indoor/outdoor space when you get there.
DeleteI loved all the art, even the cute dog. Oh, and the finger intrusion made me smile, too, knowing that I am not the only one who does that. :-)
ReplyDeleteDJan: Not the only one by a long shot I suspect. And I am glad you enjoyed the art.
DeleteWonderfully whimsical. Thanks for sharing, EC. :)
ReplyDeleteI hope the coming week treats you kindly in every way...stay cool. Cuddles to Jazz. :)
Lee: Thank you. Cool will be the aim this week. From tomorrow our temperatures are ramping up again and we will spend most of the week in the high 30s. Jazz will be inside. I hope your week is kind to you and cats and the humidity reduces.
DeleteI enjoyed these and just like going to the art galleries, we have favorite pieces. Mine were the little girl and the dogs. I also admire your Chief Minister, we need such things in our lives.
ReplyDeleteDenise inVA: That Chief Minister got a lot of flack for his spending on public art, but I was (and am) very grateful to him.
DeleteI love those sculptures. So amazing.
ReplyDeleteJamie Ghione: There are a LOT of sculptures in our city centre. And I love it.
DeleteWell done that Chief Minister! I can imagine my grandkids loving those colourful sculptures, and I too am fascinated by the face parts at ground level. Aren't people inventive?
ReplyDeleteHave a good week, EC.
Alexia: If ever you get to my city I think you would enjoy the sculpture in the city centre. I suspect there is literally something for everyone.
DeleteI hope your week is blissful.
The whimsical quality is so sweet! I'd pet the dogs too.
ReplyDeleteThe dedication to such art is unique, I think.
Hope the temperatures have dropped and you have some rain.
Susan Kane: Hooray for quirkiness and whimsy.
DeleteThe temperatures did drop, and we did get a little rain. They are rising again (fast) and the next week to ten days will be ugly.
That's the thing about art, everyone is not going to like the same thing, but it is very important to have it. It reflects the cultural values of a city, and if it stimulates discussion that is all to the good.
ReplyDeleteDavid Gascoigne: I agree wholeheartedly. In part of the city there are gang-gangs (our emblematic bird) painted on the road and I love that. Others sneer.
DeleteI have very fond memories of Gang Gang Cockatoos at the Australian National Botanic Garden in Canberra. If anyone would like to come over and paint one on my driveway that would be good!
DeleteDavid Gascoigne: They would be welcome to paint them in our driveway too. I hear them flying over, but rarely see them here.
DeleteThe art is fun and I like that people are enjoying it. I love the fairy lights in the tree. So beautiful and fun. Thanks for spreading the art and culture around the world and sharing with us. :)
ReplyDelete~Jess
DMS ~Jess: I delight in public art and am very happy to share it. Loved the fairy lights too - and that they were on in the day time.
DeleteOh, I love the whimsy. So unique.
ReplyDeletemxtodis123: Isn't it fun?
DeleteDear EC
ReplyDeleteSeeing art in public places does lift the spirits, even if the art itself may not be to everyone's liking. The faces were particularly striking.
Best wishes
Ellie
Ellie Foster: I particularly liked the faces and spent a little time thinking about the character of the people they belonged too...
DeleteA very interesting place not sure I would like those eyes following me around.
ReplyDeleteMerle............
Merlesworld: Now that is a perspective I hadn't considered. I think the eyes were all friendly. I am sure they were...
DeleteIt is a good thing when a public official supports fine arts. So often it's at the bottom of the list, and it can add so much to life.
ReplyDeletemessymimi: I think that art does add a great deal to quality of life. I didn't agree with everything that Chief Minister did but am beyond grateful for the Arboretum and the public art.
DeleteI love those peeking partial faces painted on the low retaining walls. It's so interesting and it really give character to the place and makes it unique.
ReplyDeleteIt would make me want to be on my best behavior. lol.
Have a nice weekend.
Hugs, Julia
Julia: I really like them too, but it seems that others are not as fond of them. I am sure you are always on your best behaviour in public spaces, and I hope your weekend is lovely.
DeleteI like the whimsical face parts around the retaining walls.
ReplyDeleteJoanne Noragon: Me too, though most people ignored them (and looked strangely at the weird woman taking photographs).
DeleteLove, love, LOVE this whole post!!
ReplyDeletefishducky: I am very glad.
DeleteThe faces are different but really unique - and I'm sure people notice and remember them!
ReplyDeleteAlex J. Cavanaugh: Most people were ignoring them, but I hope that was because they had them firmly in their memory banks.
DeleteI don't like the partial faces, but I love everything else. The dancing girl and her dogs are particularly joyful.
ReplyDeleteRiver: Different tastes, and how nice that a very small area caters for them. I liked the dogs better than the dancing girls and particularly liked that their names were on their collars.
DeleteI live vicariously with the art you post, so I thank you.
ReplyDeleteLinda Starr: It is my pleasure.
Delete"The other side of midnight " is great fun! Not sure I'd want it in my back garden but lovely where it is. The fairy lights in the trees must look really good at night time.
ReplyDeleteLL Cool Joe: I really liked the fairy lights even in the day time, but they would look even brighter at night. I wouldn't want The Other Side of Midnight in my garden but was very happy to see it enjoyed where it is.
DeleteOh my, the eye-candy! I love the fairy lights, too. It is all fun to see...How are you?
ReplyDeletee: Eye-candy is the perfect comment. I am struggling in the heat but this too will pass. How about you? And Lukas?
DeleteAwww...I was sort of hoping the star benches were more permanent.
ReplyDeleteThe bits of face as art look really trippy. I mean, I like them. :)
Bea: I would have been happy for the star benches to remain too. And also like the facial snippets.
DeleteThe faces are weird and seem missplaced to me. I don't like those so much. But the trees. Oh boy, I just love trees.
ReplyDeleteThe Happy Whisk: I love trees too, and am very glad that the city has retained these. I liked the faces as well though.
DeleteIt's very cool.
DeleteI love the dogs. I would have pet them too. The trees around there are beautiful as well. :)
ReplyDeleteRiver Fairchild: I suspect you would like the running dingoes sculpture in another part of town as well. Some day I will show more sculptures. And hooray for trees. Everywhere, but particularly in the centre of a city.
DeleteAh...that was one of Stanhope's better ideas, I think? Pretty sure it was Stanhope. And, of course, someone had to whinge that local authority is stuck with a big maintenance bill! I say, go ahead with "pretty things" and their upkeep. Who would want to live with nothing but brutalist blocks!
ReplyDelete(And the little kid in me would want to, have to, sit on those dogs!)
dinahmow: Stanhope it was. And there have been complaints about the purchase costs and the maintenance costs. I think it added up to something horrendous like 56cents per person per year. Which I very happily pay. Next time you are in town we might do a Sculpture in the City excursion.
DeleteI like all you have shown us. I love the dog sculptures. There is little sadder in this world than a fountain that is not fountaining.
ReplyDeleteAndrew: I agree about the fountain and, on a very hot day, the spray would have been very welcome.
DeleteI like some of the art. It's certainly unusual. Franklin and Penelope think they would look good as works of art. I told them they are already God's works of art.
ReplyDeleteLove,
Janie
Janie Junebug: You are so very right. Franklin and Penelope ARE works of art.
DeleteI think the eyes adn mouths are an interesting idea in art and I have never seen that done before.
ReplyDeleteMargaret Adamson: The eyes and mouths have been there for quite a number of years and I had forgotten how much I like them.
DeleteThose dolls are rather cute. Eyes and mouths ok - we all like different art.
ReplyDeleteMargaret-whiteangel: We do. And fortunately my city caters for a wide range of tastes.
DeleteThese are a lot of fun! Oh yes--- that log in my picture reall does look like a dragon!
ReplyDeleteBill: I am glad you agree. I do love me a dragon. Or two.
DeleteLots of fun with these! Also a fan of public art, even if it's not entirely to my liking! Starts conversations, brings energy, and is clearly a sign of intelligent life in a city!
ReplyDeletedaisyfae: Yes. And brightens up otherwise dull areas (and perhaps minds).
DeleteThe long and low ones curving around the stone edging are really nice. I have not seen that done before.
ReplyDeleteAndrew R. Scott: It is a very different take isn't it? And I thoroughly enjoyed it.
DeleteWow, such amazing art...I really like these!!
ReplyDeleteAnd the trees draped in fairy lights...gorgeous!😊😊
Oh thank you so much for sharing these amazing photos...I so enjoyed!!
Do hope you are well.
Hugs xxx
Ygraine: Never mind about me - how are you doing? I hope the healing is going really, really well. The fairy lights was a real bonus - particularly to see them lit in the middle of a very hot day.
DeleteThe art work is fun and intriguing staring out from the ledges!
ReplyDeleteMarie Smith: I really liked those too. A clever use of a usually neglected space.
DeleteI love public art. We’ve seen more when we travel.
ReplyDeleteMost of what we see here is graffiti or patriotic murals.
Birmingham which is the nearest city has some things that are quite beautiful.
Thank you sharing.
Rick Watson: We have very few patriotic murals. Or even statues. Grafitti sadly we do get, but less in the areas where other art abounds.
DeleteI like the peekers, how fun.
ReplyDeleteStrayer: That is what I thought.
DeleteI always enjoy that you share your town and it's activities with us. Great photos. Thanks for taking us along.
ReplyDeleteMason Canyon: Thank you. I am very glad to share.
DeleteSome of it is so whimsical, what a treat on a Sunday - thank you!
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Wisewebwoman: My pleasure. I am glad you enjoyed them.
DeleteSo, they had their eyes on you. OO
ReplyDeleteAuthor R. Mac Wheeler: If so, they were sadly disappointed.
DeleteI love the fairy lights one the trees.
ReplyDeleteMary Kirkland: So did I. Rather a lot.
DeleteVery pleasant scenes. I love your Art
ReplyDeleteCloudia: I am glad.
DeleteWhat a great Sunday Selection of photographs.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed all of them from the fun art at the start to the trees reflected in the glass to the fairy lights over those gorgeous green trees … so nice to see them all.
Those I've not mentioned I did enjoy too :)
Hope your weekend has been a good one, and a cooler one.
We managed a short walk earlier and beat the dark clouds back home … no rain yet though!
My good wishes for the coming new week.
All the best Jan
Lowcarb team member ~Jan: I am glad you got your walk in - and beat the rain. The new week has started here and it is going to be a hot one. Some days a very hot one.
DeleteI hope your week is lovely.
Hi Sue,
ReplyDeleteSome of that public art is rather unusual. It seemed you had a fascinating day out in a part of town you don't normally visit.
The Canberra Memorial, a poignant place to see. Wishing you well. Thanks for sharing the photos and yep, even the intrusive finger blur.
Gary
klahanie: Dear Gary, It was a brief interlude rather than a day, but yes I did enjoy it. I hope that you and Tristan are doing better. Heartfelt hugs.
DeleteNow that is really fun art. Everybody has to smile when they see it.
ReplyDeleteStarting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybe: I thought so, but most people (children excepted) seemed to take it for granted. Blase?
DeleteLove the fairy lights. And it's awesome that your town supports so much public art.
ReplyDeleteNatalie Aguirre: The fairy lights were an unexpected treat, particularly in the day time. I love the public art too, and may make a series of posts about it.
DeleteAwesome photos.
ReplyDeleteRasma Raisters: Thank you.
DeleteGreat art pieces! I especially like the little girl and the faces looking up from underground!
ReplyDeleteMolly Bon: Those partial faces are intriguing aren't they? I liked that they seemed to be of different ages and cultures too.
DeleteIt's always such a great way to start my day with cool creativity and fun art. I'm always amazed at the great things that people can come up with, and your pictures are awesome! Hugs...RO
ReplyDeleteRO: I am blown away by creative people. And so very grateful to them. I hope your week is going well. Hugs.
DeleteThank you so much, EC, for sharing these images. I'm with you. Although I may not appreciate all of the art, I really like the idea of such a display.
ReplyDeleteHope your new week is off to a great start!
Wally Jones: I love that it is there, despite not liking some pieces, and seriously disliking some others (not pictured this week).
DeleteThe new week has launched into another heat wave. Sigh.
Love the public art and the fact they have some works that will appeal to children
ReplyDeleteSue in Italia/In the Land of Cancer: They have quite a lot designed to appeal to children, and I like that they can interact with the sculptures too.
DeleteThe fountains really nice, even without water flowing.
ReplyDeleteBe good to yourself, EC.
Rawknrobyn: Thank you. Fountains NEED water though.
DeleteThose last two photos remind me how much I miss green and warm. The fairy lights are pretty, too, and I bet it looks magical at night.
ReplyDeletemshatch: Just at the moment as we sit, dripping, in another heat wave you can have all of our warm. The green I love.
DeleteI love those twinkle lights - gorgeous little flecks of stardust in the trees. Wonderful how tiny they are.
ReplyDeleteGrateful for all of the makers who create such beauty everywhere - make the world better they do.
Like you with your words and images:) Much thanks for all that you share, Jennifer
Jennifer Richardson: A very, very Happy Birthday to you dear fellow Capricorn. And thank you for your dances with words.
DeleteSuch lovely shots of the trees - they are nature's art. And I like the public art too!
ReplyDeleteLady Fi: I am so happy to see these trees in the centre of my city - and agree with you about them being works of art.
DeleteThese are grand. That little girl and the dogs just leap with joy. And speaking of joy, wishing you much of it.
ReplyDeleteSandra Cox: Thank you. Joy never goes astray.
DeleteHi EC - eventually I got here - what amazing pieces of art - such fun to see. I'm sure there's lots of it in London ... but I'm not often up there and usually going from museum to gallery or library and back ... so not much time to look for more. Interesting about the benches ... off to decorate some other area. Cheers and good to see these - Hilary
ReplyDeleteHilary Melton-Butcher: I don't spend enough time looking at our plethora of public art either. Which is a shame, because whenever I do I enjoy it.
DeleteI hope you are settling back into the UK well - and hope your birthday was blissful.
Yes those trees and their lovely fairy lights are beautiful. I like most of all the art pieces too, the eyes and teeth well they are a bit, not so sure, but that little girl and animals are quite delightful. It's always a treat to visit places like this and you share some very nice talent for us. Enjoy your week ahead!
ReplyDeleteKaren S.: I really like that the art is in abundance and sufficiently varied that there is something for almost everyone to enjoy. My condolences for your loss.
DeleteHi Beautiful Soul,I hope you are well!
ReplyDeleteI think all these art pieces are so amazing! So fun! So interesting! So cute! I think it's brilliant they are around for people to love and appreciate!
Great post EC!
Big Hugs!
Magic Love Crow: Thank you. I think it is wonderful to have art spread generously around as well. Hugs received and reciprocated.
DeleteI love fairy lights:)
ReplyDeleteSandra Cox: So do I. Rather a lot.
DeleteMost of the art you post, I don't like, but I like all of this, at least to some extent (I'm especially fond of the dog named Jerry). I showed it all to Peggy, and her words for the girl and dogs was "Pure joy." I used to live in the American city of Minneapolis, which had two notable art museums. Because I had never lived in a city big enough to have a good art museum, I visited one of the two quite often (it helped me survive the brutal Minnesota winters), and I still miss it these 30 years later. The other was "The Walker," which was dedicated to modern art. I lasted no more than twenty minutes at The Walker because I thought that what I was looking at was a hoax. Think of Andy Warhol and his soup cans. Unlike the people who created the advertising that Warhol copied, Warhol became rich and famous for his supposed ability to see art in ordinary objects, i.e. plagiarize other people's work (radical feminist Valerie Solano did her best to put an end to all that by putting an end to Warhol). While I don't object to anyone's enjoyment, I very much object to the fact that when the public finance's art, what the public gets isn't anything that most people enjoy. It instead tends toward the experimental end of the spectrum (I would even say the faddist end of the spectrum), the result being that people are more apt to scorn it than to enjoy it. For instance, there's a large sculpture in a park near here that consists of an enormous amount of rusty metal, all welded together (into what, I can't begin to guess--perhaps the sculptor got drunk the night before, and his work is supposed to represent how it feels to be hungover). Unsophisticated viewer that I am, when I look at it, I think to myself that I would find more beauty in looking at rusted objects in a junkyard because they at least look like something identifiable (their beauty being inseparable from their function), something that once served a purpose. I err, however, in saying that I would find "more beauty" in a junkyard because with this sculpture as with a lot of public art, I don't stop at failing to enjoy it, I find it positively hideous, and this inspires me to wonder who chooses something that, if I put it in my front yard, the neighbors would get up a petition to force me to remove it. What I would prefer would be that, where it is deemed appropriate that the public finance a large work of art, the public votes on it. I believe this would radically change what the public receives.
ReplyDeleteSnowbrush: If the public voted on it I wonder whether we would get any public art. I think on the whole we have the right approach here. There is a LOT of public art and it covers a wide range of themes and techniques. If you don't like one piece there is another around the corner.
Delete" If the public voted on it I wonder whether we would get any public art."
DeleteI didn't mean funding for public art, but funding for WHAT piece of public art to put in a given place. That said, if the public voted to defund public art altogether, then would it be right to say to public, "Screw what you want, we're going to have public art anyway, and you're going to have no choice but to pay for it."?
Snowbrush: I think your way is fraught with problems, not least who chooses the pieces the public considers. In any non-compulsory voting the noisiest and the best organised tend to get their way (with the assistance of various spam bots). I am happy with the approach of a installing a wide variety of art which seems to be in place. But then I am a devotee of public art and would say that.
DeleteI'm not much of an art person, but I do enjoy looking at beautiful things. Thank you for sharing these pictures!
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Gina Gao: I am glad you liked them. There may be more public art next week.
DeleteI'm not overly keen on the faces, friendly as they are but I especially like the memorial.
ReplyDeleteI hope you are managingin this heat. I'm complaining a LOT which doesn't help I suppose ......
Enjoy the rest of your week. I seem to get here later and later....
kylie: I am glad you could find something in this very eclectic selection to like. Not happy Jan covers the way I am feeling about the weather.
DeleteI enjoy looking at beautiful things, art, statues, paintings and metalwork created by artists. These creations took time to make and give something back to society to appreciate or criticize because not everyone will value or respect them.
ReplyDeleteSpacer Guy: I am with you on this one. I welcome public art, including the pieces which aren't to my personal taste.
DeleteI found the eye artwork unique in both a good and sort of creepy way. As if someone is always watching. You certainly have some interesting art your way.
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful week.
Truedessa: That aspect of the partial faces seems to have occurred to a number of you - though it didn't to me. I liked the quirkiness of the pieces and loved them being there. Nice to get a different perspective. Thank you.
DeleteI love the lights too. There's something about them that says, "Classy." Our town also has art in several locations. Some I absolutely love...others not so much. Thank you for sharing your local art.
ReplyDeleteElsie
Elsie Amata: I always love fairy lights. Yet another childhood joy I hope I never lose. And yes, some of the art I love, and other pieces I find incomprehensible.
DeleteWe need your Chief Minister over here. In the US it's all about STEM and STEM is very important, but the arts are needed too.
ReplyDeleteSandra Cox: The Chief Minister in question was replaced some time ago, but I am very grateful for his vision. I like that the commitment to the arts continues after his departure too.
DeleteAny Bettty Davis eyes.
ReplyDeleteCoffee is on
peppylady (Dora): Betty Davis - and others. Enjoy your cuppa.
DeleteThe artwork is so pretty and interesting....like the kid ones. I hope to get back to blogging more...miss keeping up with y’all.
ReplyDeleteKim@stuffcould...: Thank you. You have been busy and productive. Blogging can wait - though I am always glad to see a post from you.
DeleteAha I can finally make a comment - my internet has been interesting. Thanks for checking on the chairs EC, or trying to, I admire your memory! Those eyes etc peering out give me the shivers. I'm always amazed by the details you notice
ReplyDeleteKim: Thank you. My memory is shot, but I DID remember to check for you. I am sorry I failed to do so in time. I liked the eyes, and am intrigued by other people's reactions. The difference in attitudes reinforces my delight that our art is so varied. One man's meat and another's poison at play...
DeleteA society that treasures art is the kind of society I'd be proud to belong to. And you put it perfectly: "I don't love all of the art, but I love that it's there."
ReplyDeleteHave a super weekend!
Susan: Thank you so much for the awe and wonder that fills your last post. I hope your weekend is wonderful.
DeleteThank YOU for appreciating the awe and wonder as much as I do. :)
DeleteSusan: I do. So much, and you so often give me more.
DeleteThe art, in its different forms, makes a place look better, more colourful, more inviting.
ReplyDeleteCaterina: It does. And art which makes us think has other benefits as well.
DeleteI like the idea of public art, it doesnt matter if you like the art or not, just the fact that it is there gives me pleasure. I rather like the dogs and the jolly little girl. And the eyes peeking out from under the sidewalk. And the fountain. A previous town council funded a sculpture walk in our town many years ago, the sculptures are still there but looking a bit worse for wear these days.
ReplyDeleteShammickite: I am with you on public art. From time to time vandals deface some of ours, but most of it remains - and continues to give me pleasure. Lots of pleasure.
DeleteLots of unique talent here for sure. Sorry the temps have been so hot. Ours have cooled off a bit making the atmosphere around us just perfect, I'm happy to say. I am enjoying it to the fullest. :) Here to wish you a wonderful day!!
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