Benson Sculpture Park

Don's sister, Doris, came over and stayed with us for a week and we thought we'd take the opportunity to show her the wonderful sculpture park in Loveland.  Not only is it a great place to walk around and see the plethora of statues, it is absolutely free!

As you can see from the above picture, Doris was multi-tasking! She was talking on the phone and enjoying the sculpture.  Isn't technology great?  Don grabbed a seat on the other side, probably to avoid the camera!

Even though it wasn't very warm that day, the bronze was very hot to the touch!    Doris didn't lean against it very long, and we were off walking to see the rest of the park.  The new sculptures below were added last year, and are called "Cotton and Clementine".  From the side view, it's a little hard to figure out the faces.

The "Taking Watch" statue with the cougar is made of Cor-Ten and steel, which is a little unusual, since the majority of those in the park are bronze.  This was also added last year.  The big cat looks a little sad.  Maybe it's been a while since he has caught anything.

I loved the details on this one.  It's called "Old Friends".  Somehow, I find it odd being friends with pigeons, who are such a nuisance everywhere.  Our former exterminator (the bug guy) called them flying rats!  Once they make a nest on your roof or by your house, it's extremely hard to get rid of them.  They will even make nests in the spikes designed to keep them out, as our daughter, Heidi, can attest to!

There were also many sculptures across the street, which Doris and I checked out while Don waited patiently in the truck (he was done and dusted, so to speak).  The whimsical statue is called "Book Peddlers".  The guy on top is balancing on books while the guy on the bike looks like he is having trouble peddling.

Another cute one of a cowgirl is titled "Pretty in Chinks".  I'm partial to the bronze sculptures that also have color on them, as this one did.   That being said, I could easily skip over the modern art sculptures done in stainless steel.  Most of them had us wondering how in the world they came up with the names/sculptures!  Made no sense to us three at all.

Last, but not least, is this wonderful depiction of a Grandfather and Granddaughter, titled, "Grandpa the Storyteller" by Victor Issa.  It was donated to the city of Loveland in loving memory of Pastor Tawfic Issa.  Also posted on the description is the reference to Bible passage John 3:16.