Living, as it is, in a city with little to no public art, I sometimes get a little giddy at the effusive displays of creativity in public spaces in the places to which I travel. With limited time to fully explore Denver, I still managed to come across a number of really interesting pieces of public art.
First, the striking “The Yearling” by Donald Lipski outside of their public library downtown. Indeed, a horse standing atop of a chair. Love this:
A three day conference had me in Denver, Colorado. Unfortunately, the timing didn’t line up for me to combine two of my favourite things – travel and football. To make up for that, I decided to use a bit of the very limited free time I had to do a tour of the Broncos stadium – Sports Authority Field at Mile High. A short light rail ride from downtown and ten minute walk away I came upon the stadium:
Favourite 2012 travel photos – Hákarl challenge completed. Reykjavik. August 2012.
I’ve put writing on football and travel on the back burner this month as I’m taking a run at completing a draft of my first novel in 30 days as part of the National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). It’s probably been a blessing as there’s only so much I could have written about my Philadelphia Eagles tanking during the last few weeks. Having to write a couple of thousand words a day is a good way to get your mind off your team.
So, fingers crossed, I’m closing in on completing the draft, and as importantly, having fun in the process.
I returned home from Denver about a week ago, but haven’t had a chance to write a thing about the trip. I’m participating in NaNoWriMo this month, so am preoccupied with trying to complete a 50,000+ word novel in the next 14 days. I’ll write more about what was an enjoyable trip to take in a conference. I loved the food, was astounded by the selection of beer, and fell in love with what I think is the most engaging piece of public art I have encountered on my travels – the Big Blue Bear (see below) – entitled “I See What You Mean”. More to come later this month on five great days in Denver.
Favourite 2012 travel photos – Sognefjord, Norway. July 2012
Favourite 2012 travel photos – National War Memorial, Ottawa. July 2012.
Favourite 2012 travel photos – Copenhagen from Church of our Saviour. July 2012.
Favourite 2012 travel photos – Uppsala train station on a lazy Sunday afternoon in July.
Sitting at 3-4 after an embarrassing 30-17 loss to Atlanta, the main question for the Eagles is “Where do we go from here?” With five division games remaining on the schedule, they’re by no means out of a playoff race, but there are some trends and hard questions to be asked.
The first question – Is this really a talented team on offence? Continue reading
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