#284 Statue

I was privileged to attend a special reception at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. We wandered through the Center to our hearts content with plates of chocolate covered strawberries and background (live) music. The room of Constitution signers was most fascinating to me. Each statue was identified with name and state by a plaque on the floor. The room was crowded so I was glad to get these shots with minimum "real" people in them. This is a must-see when you go to Philadelphia.

Benjamin Franklin, of course.

The gold man intently listening to the conversation is a "pretend" statue. You should have seen him downstairs later when he charmed the ladies and boogied with the best of them.

Go here for more information regarding the 42 statues in the room.

#3 Airborne

Cyclists and skateboarders share the skateboard park. This grownup "twirled" his bike twice before landing on the narrow space. All the guys (no girls to be seen) on wheels - two and four - were warming up for a competition on this gorgeous spring Saturday.

#40 Cement

A lot of cement was used to create the skate board park in Tautphaus Park, Idaho Falls, Idaho. As one adult man put it, "Why didn't they have these when we were kids?"

#265 Six

Lots of farm produce storage!

#205 On a Farm

John Deere and farmer get the fields ready for planting. Could be potatoes. Could be hay.

#358 Wheels

The Philadelphia Belle was docked for the winter but will soon be back in service ferrying tourists across the Delaware River between Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

#314 The Letter M - Magic

The Philadelphia's Magic Gardens on South Street was a serendipitous find, as it wasn't on any of my tour guide or must-see lists. The photos don't do any justice to this grand display of broken things. Please peruse the web site for more photos and information. Public art abounds!