Photo of the day:
In our travels we spent a lot of time in Maine. In the city of Bangor is
purported to be the largest wooden statue in the world, or is the largest
statue of Paul in the world? Not
sure. But it is 31 ft tall and hard to
miss. I took several pictures of it. Note how the jacket is fashioned. I never noticed the 'buttons' until today.
The one thing I did notice is that it is so realistic. The hands I looked so real to me
with the strength showing and the ‘just right’ wrinkles.
It is something to behold. Not all man-made things ‘amaze’ me, but you sometimes have to let your mind wrap around things like Mt Rushmore,
Crazy Horse (will it ever be finished?)
even the
Great Arch in St. Louis.
I must admit I appreciate nature more than the manmade but some
hold a great big second place.
The USAF Academy near Colorado Springs. made from scrap aluminum
Now beauty is not the same to all, Margaret Hungerford coined the phrase, “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder is very correct.” That is so true.
I follow https://sparepartsandpics.blogspot.com/
. He has fantastic pictures of the desert. He catches some GREAT natural phenomenon. But funny that, today he shot a
picture of a piece of junk, just an old water pipe and faucet that was discarded.
I thought it was beautiful. His pics are unddefr copywrite so I will not show that, but
this is an example of what I say is beautiful ;-), and he Has caught some like
this too:
Enjoy yourself and
find beauty where you can..
I did, even at a windy airport in Cuba:
Nite Shipslog
PS:
God has allowed us to
meet some of the best folk on the planet; in person and here on the net. Thank you all for being here… and being YOU!
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6 comments:
I've been to the first four and found them all amazing to see up close.
A fun ride in the arch.
Indeed! Some of these make one say to herself, "How in the world....?"
And then there's people like your friend who captured that discarded pipe/faucet. He's like my blog friend Sandra; they leave me embarrassed for not being more observant.
You've visited so many wonderful places, Jack. Thank you for sharing your experiences with us, and the photos.
Wishing you all the best. God bless.
There are truly so many beautiful things in our world. I haven't seen the same things you have, but still beautiful. You are right beauty is in the eye of the beholder. There is beauty all around us, we just have to stop and look for it!
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder - you are so right.
Plus, think with people - if you look beyond physical beauty, you can really find some cool people.
I think you have to be open minded.
I enjoyed and have not seen the sights you showed us today.
Thanks.
We've been to most of the places you mention here. So much cool things to see in our beautiful country! I remember when we went to So.Dakota and saw Mt. Rushmore. My youngest kept calling it Mt. Rushhour! We saw Crazy Horse too and it looks the same..I don't think it will ever be done. I remember going into that park to see it and was asked if I was Native American. I had natural jet black hair then and it was summer and I also sported a dark tan. I said no I wasn't. The gate keeper said that was too bad because I could get in for free if I was! This Greek girl had to tell the truth! Have a good weekend Jack and Sherry!
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