Photo of the Week: Lakenenland Sculpture Park

silver metal lion posed on a log as a faced sculpture peers out from a cavity in the log

“Wait. Did you see that entrance sign on the left side of the road? It looks like a bear and a deer cutting a log.

Stop, we have to check this out.”

That’s how we discovered Lakenenland, an outdoor sculpture park east of Marquette in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Lakenenland Sculpture Park

Photo of the Week: Martha, the Last Passenger Pigeon

Building mural shows Martha the passenger pigeon leads a flock of passenger pigeons

What a gorgeous mural! I saw Martha, the Last Passenger Pigeon earlier this month while walking in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio on my way to the public library.

Part of the ArtWorks Cincinnati project, the mural is a reproduction of a piece by John A. Ruthven. In the mural, Martha and her flock of Passenger Pigeons fly over the historic Bird Run at the Cincinnati Zoo. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Martha, the Last Passenger Pigeon

Photo of the Week: The Sensory Elephant

multi-colored Sensory Elephant

The over six-foot tall exhibit stood next to the drinking fountain at the Maker Space at the Cincinnati Public Library main branch in downtown Cincinnati.

I had just finished checking out the 3D printers, laser cutter/engraver, sewing stations, and the Espresso Book Machine, when I took a break to get a drink of water. Continue reading Photo of the Week: The Sensory Elephant