Bronze bird sculpture

One of the four bronze birds in the upper landing park along the Mississippi River.  I go there almost every day about seven months out of the year and sometimes I shoot the birds.There are four bronze statues of birds, called the “Mississippi Guardian Birds” by Douglas Freeman and they are next to four fountains.

Haight Ashbury

Taken at Hot Sam’s antiques near Lakeville Minnesota.  They did a little staging with this old van. On the other side of it there is a table and some chairs.  I have been to Haight and Ashbury I think it was the 25th anniversary of the summer of love.

Music in the park

There is artwork in the parks too.  This park is on St. Peter street and 6th street across from the landmark center.  I had a little extra time over the holiday weekend so I hung biked downtown and hung out with my camera.

White sculpture

Some where in the vast cyberspace there is a directory that shows the name of the artist that created this piece and the name of the sculpture.  It is out there but I am not finding it today.  The sculpture is located in an outdoor sculpture park on Franconia Minnesota.  The park is just plain fun.

Spoon Bridge and Cherry

I love the sculpture garden by the Walker art center in Minneapolis.  This is a mediocre picture of the famous Spoon bridge and cherry sculpture.  The best time to photograph it is just before sunset or shortly after sunrise and maybe someday I will do just that.

"Reclamation" - Melanie Van Houten

Found at the sculpture park in Franconia, MN.

"Pinkerton String Theory" - Peter Kiely

Found at the sculpture park in Franconia Minnesota

"Gar", "Lamphrey", "Mud Puppy" & "Catfish" - Robert Ressle

We went to a sculpture garden in Franconia MN this morning.  It was a gorgeous morning and the sculpture garden was a lot of fun.

scattered Light a sculpture by Jim Camphell

It wasn’t all that scattered but that is the name of the sculpture that sits on the upper Landing in the park by the river.   The sculpture was part of a dusk to dawn art festival and the crowd found it mesmerizing .  I guess I did too and will go back when there is less of a crowd.  The sculpture will remain in the Park until July 24th and is lit from 9:00 PM to 2:00 AM.   During the festival we were allowed to touch the lights and to walk inside the sculpture.

Lucy

Minnesota it the home of Charles Schultz the creator of the Peanuts cartoons.  These statues are in Rice Park which is just outside the main branch of  the St. Paul Public Library.  Every time I see these statues I wish that I had time to sit in the park and read a book.