Photo of the Week: Big Money, Lincoln Penny

Large copper-colored sculpture of a penny stands in front of the glass windows, cars reflected in the glass.

You can’t miss the oversized copper-colored Lincoln penny sculpture outside the First Watch restaurant in Canton Township, Michigan.

The over five-foot tall sculpture installed near the entrance doors captures your attention as you walk along the sidewalk.

You’ll notice the sculptor has made a few changes to the inscription displayed on the edge of the penny, changing it from “In God We Trust” to “In God We Trust, Others Pay Cash.”

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Photo of the Week: All Under Heaven

Welded metal sculpture of a couple gracefully dancing stands inf front of a brown brick wall.

Shoppers quickly walk by the art installation, barely giving it a glance, as they head toward the doors of the nearby arts and crafts supply store.

Not me.

I stopped for several minutes to admire the sculpture and look about for the placard describing the work and artist.

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Photo of the Week: One World…Under Michigan Stars

Round copper-colored sculpture with insets of blue glass and multiple cutouts sits on a concrete slab, surrounded by grass, silhouetted by bare trees.

You can’t miss the large steel sculpture as you complete the curve on Lakeshore Drive from the U.S. Coast Guard Station on the Detroit River at Belle Isle State Park in Detroit, Michigan.

The copper-colored sculpture with blue glass stands out on a raised slope on the east side of the park, where the lighthouse trail starts.

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