Some walk....some run......some fly......

but a lovely overcast/sometimes partly sunny day like today was a perfect day for us to enjoy a great long walk along the RiverParks Trail, along with others who run, some who bike, many who 'cruise' via stroller, and a few on 'blades'.  We're so blessed to live in a city with so many places to enjoy such great walks....and art.....this one celebrating flight.......along the way......

Tishomingo Canada Geese, commissioned by NatureWorks, Inc. and its patrons and sculpted by Geoffrey O. Smith, sits at 49th and Riverside.  Although these feathered friends are captured for all time bound in a southward direction, we've no doubt that if these warmer temperatures hang around, the living breathing models for this sculpture will be returning this way soon.

Just a few blocks north near 41st and Riverside you'll find a tribute to a young, competitive runner whose life was tragically cut short.  His parents gave this memorial to the city, in his honor, and had it placed in an area frequented by their son and his running mates.  It was sculpted by Buck Herron and it sits atop a sandstone boulder brought over from Turkey Mountain. 

 

Kinda makes you wanna hug your kids, huh?  So, what are you waiting for?