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June 6, 2013

River City Sculptures on Parade—Part 2

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As promised today I will give you more of the sculptures from our wonderful traveling exhibition that is located in downtown Mason City.  To see the first selections click on this link and it will open a new window with my post featuring the first 8 sculptures.

Huckleberry Daze by Jerry McKellar

Huckleberry Daze by Jerry McKellar

Carlton loved Huckleberry Daze and I managed to get a smile AND eyes open on this picture!!!

 

Solar Harmony by Chris Kilbane

Solar Harmony by Chris Kilbane

 

 

Tickled by Louise Peterson

Tickled by Louise Peterson

 

 

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I think the artist got this one perfectly!!!!  Doesn’t he look realistic????

 

 

Daddy Long Legs by David Vande Vusse

Daddy Long Legs by David Vande Vusse

 

 

Going for the Goal by Dee Clements

Going for the Goal by Dee Clements

 

 

Healing a Broken Heart by Lynn Peterson

Healing a Broken Heart by Lynn Peterson

This one is in front of our church, First UMC, and across the street from Hospice so it seems appropriately placed.

 

Summer Distractions by Lee Leuning and Sherri Treeby

Summer Distractions by Lee Leuning and Sherri Treeby

 

 

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Dreams of Ecstasy by Martin Eichinger

Dreams of Ecstasy by Martin Eichinger

 

 

 

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Natural Wonders by Michele Moushey Dale

Natural Wonders by Michele Moushey Dale

 

 

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I loved the bunny peeking around the back!!

So tell me—which one is your favorite one today???  My favorite is still ahead……come back Saturday for the rest of the sculptures!!!!

OH, AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY SWEET AARON—-NUMBER 25 WILL BE WONDERFUL!!!!AARON6

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  1. McGuffy Ann
    June 06, 2013 at 06:55 am

    I love these! These are really interesting and well done. Thanks!

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    1. Beth Ann
      June 06, 2013 at 07:38 am

      You are welcome! It is a great bonus to our downtown to have these here, I think!

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  2. TBM
    June 06, 2013 at 08:53 am

    Wonderful! And it’s hard to get a photo of me with my eyes open as well. I do this weird thing when I pose for the camera: Smile, close eyes, and put my arms behind me like I’m ski jumping. I have no idea why I do or how to stop it.

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    1. Beth Ann
      June 06, 2013 at 09:02 am

      Acknowledging your problem is half the battle—-or so they tell me! 🙂 Is that something that you have always done? In your grade school pictures are you posing like that? It made me giggle to read that!

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      1. TBM
        June 06, 2013 at 09:05 am

        Oh my grade school photos are horrible. I hope I never become famous! I look like I’m eating my bottom lip in those. I don’t sit still and smile well and that was my solution of doing something.

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        1. Beth Ann
          June 06, 2013 at 11:42 am

          What do you mean you hope you never become famous? YOU ARE FAMOUS!!!

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  3. Pix Under the Oaks
    June 06, 2013 at 08:53 am

    I thought the Daddy Long Legs was my favorite and then as I went down the page there were too many cool ones to pick. Love the one with the kitty and is that Piglet hanging from the handle bars on the scooter thingie??? 😀 Happy Birthday to your son!!!

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    1. Beth Ann
      June 06, 2013 at 09:01 am

      I think it is Piglet!!! I didn’t photograph all of them as well as I should have!! Some of my favorite ones are still to be featured…..I am thinking that will be Saturday’s post!!!

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  4. Minnesota Prairie Roots
    June 06, 2013 at 08:59 am

    First, happy birthday to your precious Aaron! For me, a son/daughter’s birthday is just such a special day of remembering and celebrating.

    Second, I love so many of the sculptures featured here today that it’s tough to choose a fav. But I’ll have to go with “Healing a Broken Heart.” I like the simplicity of it and the poetic thoughts it evokes.

    Also, I recognized “Tickled” as a sculpture I photographed in Mankato two years ago. You can see it by clicking here: http://mnprairieroots.com/2011/07/09/a-virtual-tour-of-mankatos-sculpture-walk/

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    1. Beth Ann
      June 06, 2013 at 08:59 am

      Oh yea—-we have a connection with Tickled!!! Awesome!!!!

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    2. Beth Ann
      June 06, 2013 at 11:43 am

      Going to link to these on my final post. How did I miss these? I think it might have been before I “followed” you…..

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  5. CMSmith
    June 06, 2013 at 10:22 am

    Thanks for sharing, Beth Ann. This is a cool exhibit. Is this your home town, or one close by?

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    1. Beth Ann
      June 06, 2013 at 11:41 am

      This is where we live now, Christine. They are very neat and part of a traveling show. I am going to link to another one that Audrey from Minnesota blogged about on Saturday.

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  6. Marcia Clarke
    June 06, 2013 at 11:18 am

    As a dog owner…Tickled is my fave!

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    1. Beth Ann
      June 06, 2013 at 11:36 am

      Yep—it seems to be the fav of many!!!

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  7. poemsandponderings
    June 06, 2013 at 11:56 am

    I think I’ll have to go with Natural Wonders though Summer distractions and Going for the goal were close..

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    1. Beth Ann
      June 06, 2013 at 02:04 pm

      I can’t believe you did not pick the Dreams of Ecstasy or whatever is is called! Haha. It is actually my least favorite one if the lot.

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      1. poemsandponderings
        June 07, 2013 at 01:09 am

        It was much too “busy” even for a dirty old man..

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        1. Beth Ann
          June 07, 2013 at 07:44 am

          Hehehe! I was not a fan of it either. It seemed oddly out of place.

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          1. poemsandponderings
            June 07, 2013 at 11:00 am

            Everything else seemed “down-home America” that one seemed more fitting for the metropolitan museum of modern art.

          2. Beth Ann
            June 07, 2013 at 02:06 pm

            Yep! I agree!

  8. Rachael
    June 06, 2013 at 07:41 pm

    My vote is Natural Wonders… Maybe that’s not a big surprise…? 🙂

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  9. Helen Brown
    June 06, 2013 at 08:54 pm

    Summer Distractions was my favorite as it looked so real.

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    1. Beth Ann
      June 06, 2013 at 09:06 pm

      Summer Distractions was VERY realistic!!!! I think your favorite might come in the Saturday post but I could be wrong!

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  10. My Odd Family
    June 06, 2013 at 11:26 pm

    Happy Birthday Aaron. 25 is a number with tons of potential. Happy Birth Day Beth! I liked Natural Wonders….but that Daddy long legs is pretty cute!

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    1. Beth Ann
      June 07, 2013 at 07:48 am

      Natural Wonders had a lot going on but the Daddy Long Legs is pretty awesome. I posed underneath it …..but the picture turned out looking dorky. Course that is normal for my pictures!

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  11. pattisj
    June 07, 2013 at 12:02 am

    Happy birthday, Aaron! Lots of good ones today, hmmmm. Solar Harmony was my first pick, but I also like Healing a Broken Heart. Thanks for sharing these with us!

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    1. Beth Ann
      June 07, 2013 at 07:47 am

      Solar Harmony was my least favorite for some reason so I am glad you liked it! Healing the Broken Heart is a really neat one and even better because it is in front of my church!

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  12. benzeknees
    June 07, 2013 at 12:31 am

    This time I think I liked the dog, the skating kid or the kid on the scooter.

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    1. Beth Ann
      June 07, 2013 at 07:44 am

      Those seemed to be popular picks!

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  13. Darlene
    June 08, 2013 at 01:58 am

    I love Natural Wonders! there are many good ones though.

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    1. Beth Ann
      June 08, 2013 at 08:14 am

      That was a really detailed one. Sometimes my pictures did not do them justice but this one I loved!

      Reply
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    June 08, 2013 at 06:05 am

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