Lorita at Benson Park, Loveland, Colorado
“Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born.”
— Anaïs Nin
This is a shot of my friend Lorita. We have known each other since second grade! On one of her rare visits to Colorado, we went to Benson Park in Loveland to enjoy the extensive sculpture exhibit there. I always look forward to her visits and I hope she can make it back this year!
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Awwwwwwww, that’s sweet Cathy. Do you ever visit her?
Now the technical question: does that sculpture have a gap or did you Photoshop Lorita into the image? Hey, I knew a guy that Photoshopped himself into countless images of the Beatles, but at least I knew that was all fake and he didn’t really replace Ringo.
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I do visit her when I’m in Atlanta, which is also rarely. Since both of my parents passed away, my sister comes here most of the time. And no, I didn’t Photoshop the image. There is a gap in the sculpture for exactly this purpose! It is an amazing sculpture park with over a hundred pieces displayed throughout.
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That’s cool.
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I LOVE this. We are of the same mindset my friend. That quote you used was the one I used on my wedding invitations. Wonderful!!!
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Oh wow, Brigitte! How cool is that??!!!
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I love it. Who could resist jumping in for a little ring around the rosey!
Love you, Cathy!
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I know! It’s so tempting! Love you, too!
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Love this picture, reminds me of the very special time I enjoyed with my very special friend. Made a list of things I need to do and things I want to do this year, and you are on the list – “Visit Cathy”. It has been way to long! Love you and miss you
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Love you and miss you, Lorita. It would be awesome if you made it out this year! It has been way too long!
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Cathy, what a great picture! What a nice way to capture your good friend! Do you have any idea who the artist of that sculpture is? It looks very much like the work of a sculptor from my area who has moments of life sculptures all over the place in many parks and other public places. His name is Lundeen. Does this sound familar?
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Lundeen does sound familiar, CD. I think he shows at the Loveland Sculpture Show every summer. I don’t know for sure if this is one if his pieces but it could easily be. Thanks for stopping by and commenting. Always nice to see you here. If you’re ever in Loveland with your hubby, I’d highly recommend this sculpture garden. It is amazing!
Cathy
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What a great idea for a sculpture. Plus I know my wife would love to see this one because we have a whole series of pics with her and sculptures …. even made a Christmas gift called Her with the Founding Fathers.
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Frank,
I love the idea of collecting pics of your wife with sculptures. And this would be a great one to add to your collection. This sculpture is part of a large park that is filled with wonderful sculpture. Loveland, Colorado hosts three bronze foundaries and it is the home of the largest all-sculpture art show in the U.S. That show is usually held the second weekend in August. I love to go every year. It’s held in Benson Park where the sculpture in this picture resides. It’s a favorite place to take out-of-town visitors, but my husband and I also like to ride our road bikes down there and walk through the park at least once every summer – it’s about 15 miles away from our home in Fort Collins.
Cathy
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Thanks for the scoop on this sculpture park, We’ve never been to Loveland, CO, but we know it is an area with unlimited beauty. On a side note, Loveland, OH is close to me.
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Fun! Our Loveland does this really fun project at Valentines. People can send cards to the post office here and they will postmark them from “Loveland, Colorado!”
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Lovely photograph Cathy and what a lovely way of looking at friendship.
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Thank you, Athena. I really loved that quote too!
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I was just talking about this park yesterday with my Mom and Step Dad, who just moved here from FL. I know they will love this one! That park is such a gift. You picked the perfect quote for it. At first I thought it was with the sculpture exhibit. 🙂
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Thanks, Aileen. Benson Park is one of my favorite places to go in the summer. Pete and I like to ride our bikes down there and walk through the park. I also love the Sculpture Show. Have you ever been?
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Cathy, I remember this sculpture. I always loved this one!
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I love this one, too, Amy. Glad you got to see it in “real life.” Did you ever go to the sculpture show when you lived here?
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I did go to the sculpture show, come to think of it. I had a friend who was an artist who even had some pieces in it. I had not thought about that in ages! That’s a good memory, Cathy. Thanks.
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What a great photo. How far is Loveland from Denver?
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Thanks, Carrie. Loveland is about 50 miles north of Denver. And Fort Collins, where I live is another 15 miles up the road from there.
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That’s a gorgeous area.
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Yes it is! And I say that to myself every day as I go to and from work. Or go out for a hike or something…
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What a wonderful picture..how can one not smile?
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Thank you, Mimi. I know! It does make one smile. I love so many of the pieces in this wonderful park, but this one is soooo inviting!
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Darling photo. Darling sculpture.
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Thank you, Robin. It is truly a great sculpture!
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That picture is tripping me out.
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🙂
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Love your pictures, Cathy!
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Thank you so much, Moonstone Love!
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Friends closing up our gap, I love this very very much Cathy!
Thanks for sharing!
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Thank you, Sydney! And I like “Friends closing up our gap!” very, very much!
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Is 1200 noon here, and you are at 8pm, Blogging is filling up the gap! 🙂
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What a fun photo. Thank you for sharing it, Cathy. Old friends are such a treasure of shared memories. That sculpture is so ALIVE with childhood glee.
Russ
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Thank you, Russ! I so love that sculpture and it was so wonderful to be sharing it with my oldest and dearest friend! Just perfect! And thank you for your friendship!
Hugs,
Cathy
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Wait…so which one is she?? 🙂
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The one in black and white…:-)
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Ohhh, I couldn’t tell. They all look so young and happy! 🙂
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really cool, wish we had something like that close over here
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Thanks Bruce! It is a really cool park filled with amazing sculpture. This one is so enticing and we really had fun with the photos.
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I love that photo—Lorita looks like she’s a lot of fun! I don’t have any friends I’ve known since grade school, I envy people who have friendships that have lasted that long. You’re a lucky soul, Cathy!
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Thank you, Weebs! Yes, Lorita is a lot of fun. There is only one other person in my life besides Lorita with whom I can get completely silly and laugh until my sides ache and that is my sister, Becky. I am a lucky soul – I’ve known Lorita since we were both 6 years old.
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I absolutely LOVE that the sculptor deliberately left a gap in the circle to be filled by others! Brilliant!!
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I so agree. It’s one of my favorite pieces in the park. I think when one sees the photo, we go: “Wait..What?” And then it all makes sense. Thank you, Mary.
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