I decided this morning it was time to get back to my daily walking so walked over to a park in town.  They have added a sculpture of a darling girl there, so later in the day I drove over to take photo's of her.

For the Challenge

Her Soaking in the Rays

Critique and comments always welcome-Have a great evening.

You can definitely count me among those who are not-so-much b/w fans - rarely take them, and rarely see photos I think are at their best without color. 

However, I am up for a challenge, so here are a few attempts:

   guitar                   weeds                     clouds

What, you ask, does that have to do with the title??  This last one is one I thought begged to be in b/w.  It is a sculpture at the United Nations in NYC.

 Big Red Hibiscus

 Cornflower 2

 Fancy White Hollyhock Star

 Driftwood Horse 2

These were all taken at Frederick Meijer Gardens.

 Desert Rose FMG 1

 Bunyan's Trowel 2

 Aria FMG 2

I went to the gardens with a friend and together we spent the day taking pictures and we enjoyed the sights.  Later, a few weeks later, we took our granddaughters to the garden.

During a break from these rains, I took a walk in the garden.  Not my garden, but a local garden.  This year they went to the ocean.  They have fish swimming in the flower beds, a closer detail, and are currently making a whale.  I'll be posting more once they complete everything, and the plants grow up around them.

On a side trip around the garden, I came across this cat, though the wife said it was a bunny.  She might be right, sometimes I see more of a bunny.

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Dancing in GR

Here is  a photo of the entire fountain and sculpture. DESCRIPTION_HERE

This sculpture is one of many on the Mayo Clinic grounds in downtown Rochester, MN.  The building in the background of both pictures is the Plummer Building, also apart of Mayo Clinic.

My entry for the bi-weekly challenge for Strangers is (ALAS!) too late, but I liked this picture so much I thought I'd share it anyway.  The Beautiful Stranger  I believe it also fits the Emotion challenge this week.

Also, Niki in the Garden, the world's largest exhibition of internationally renowned artist Niki de Saint Phalle's outdoor sculptures ever presented, at the Atlanta Botanical Garden, was a great source for intersting subjects.  Here is one example:  Waterplay

Haven't posted in a while, thought today was a good day!

downtown:
waterfall
 approach
waiting
winter
Dean's
courthouse
 thanks, Bill and Karen!

Thanks for stopping by.  Please exit the building carefully.