Sidney - June 19, 2010

My sister and I had a good visit in Sidney with our almost-90-year-old Dad on this day.

I didn't know Sidney has its own flag, but it does.

Down by the fish market we saw some new statues.

The pirate has it all - peg leg, hooked hand, eye patch.

There is also this amusing dog walker.

Hatley Park - statues

Part 2

The statues in the park are the same as always, except they look a little neglected.

I love this lion. It's probably my favourite work in all of Victoria.

A few years ago when I visited with my dad and sister, the lions were nearly pure white. Now they look coated with soot.

Little statue at the top of the front stairs. It was disappointing to see some things not working, such as the nearby Neptune-sculpture fountain which was turned off.

The statues representing the four seasons are still in the Italian garden. There is Flora, Pomona and Ceres... but I can't guarantee they're shown here in the right order.

But my favourite of the four has always been Hebe, representing winter. Glenn painted this statue during a paint-in once and the painting sold before it was finished.

San Diego - statues

Friday October 2, 2009

Glenn was tired. I got the bright idea that, since we were going to take the trolley over to Coronado, he could wait at the ticket booth for it while I ran over to the park with the statue, on the other side of the aircraft carrier. When we had taken the trolley before, it zipped into a mall by the water. I figured that mall was right beside the statue so I could meet Glenn when the trolley arrived. It seemed so simple.

Off I went down the street and around to the park.

And here is the 25 foot statue of the sailor and the nurse, called 'Unconditional Surrender.' If you wait a moment or two, somebody will come along to reenact the scene.

A closer view. Those shoes are huge.

Ha, what is that man doing?

Tucked away behind the sailor statue is this - 'A National Salute to Bob Hope and the Military.'