We were up and out early this morning for a field trip, and although it was a beautiful sunny morning, it was also a little foggy in places....it left a lovely eery effect as the fog was in thin layers and looked like smoke.....Abigail snapped some pictures as we drove along!!
Susannah and I had noticed this structure a couple of weeks ago and wondered what it was, but it wasn't until Now Radio posted about it this morning that I learned what it was! So this morning I told Sam and Abby to guess what it was and how much it cost!!! It is a new piece of art work - The Talus Dome - that our city decided we had to have!! They had Los Angeles artists design and create it. It has already been defaced. Most people hate it. It doesn't seem to make any sense at all. It seems a shame that it is not designed by any of the fabulous local artists - or even by a CANADIAN artist!! It cost tax payers $600,000.
They have now said that the city has no money left to pick up garbage for the rest of the year as they are over budget!!! How does this make sense??? I love art - I do think art is important to have...BUT I think it is far more important to have plants and flowers and trees by our roadsides than art....and we have been told we have run out of funding for this......hhhmmmmm I wonder why???!!!!
By the way, Abby guessed that this art piece cost $1,000 and Sam guessed that it cost $4,000.
It looks like a pile of Christmas tree ornaments/ baubles:
You can read more about the art piece by CLICKING HERE
