Sunday, October 10, 2010

Fall Day

Today I drove over to Iowa State University in Ames to just walk around a bit. It was a beautiful fall day. Coming out of the parking ramp I saw this.



On a sunny, warm fall Sunday afternoon it is nice just to take a walk around the campus. I like this bench. You see a few of these around campus. Usually they are in memory of a long time professor or sometimes a student.



You see a lot of these gold maple trees.



I always like these big buildings. Of course such buildings are not built today but there was a time when they were very popular. I love the tall columns.



Though a large university, Iowa State still has quite a bit of big green spaces. This is what the students call Little Siberia. If you wonder why, stop back in winter.



I came across these wonderful metal sculptures. This is a man -- even has on red trunks.



These two are dancing. I think. Whatever they are doing, they are having fun.



I really liked this red man. It seems like he is saying "the fish was THIS big!"



Looking a little closer you can see some bolts holding him together.



This building appears to have people inside. Are they having a party?



The symbol of Iowa State is its campanile.



Let's stop for now. We'll step into the Student Union and take a look at the lake.



Come back in a few days and I'll show a bit more of the sights from Iowa State.

Thanks for stopping by.

10 comments:

Maureen said...

love the dancers!

Nick said...

I’ve seen some awesome sculptures on the campuses of some US colleges. Would make a good blog topic for someone, I think.

Charlene said...

A place to sit and look is always appreciated in the mall or in the open air.

Hilary said...

What a fun tour.. thank you. I quite like the guy in the red shorts. Thanks for playing along with the word play in your comment today. It, in "tern," made me smile. ;)

Small City Scenes said...

Wonderful sights from Iowa State. I love the metal sculptures---we have some similar in Freedom Park on Camano Island. People dress them up occasionally.
Good times. MB

A Lady's Life said...

I love the statues. I think if I put one up like this by some houses the cars would slow down. You think?

Barbara said...

Looks like a really beautiful campus, especially at this time of the year. Isn't ISU the home of the "Writers' Workshop"?

Pauline said...

Always fun to go on these little jaunts with you - love the dancing statues!

Joseph Pulikotil said...

Hi Russel:)

Lovely photos and a very interesting,humorous narration.

Best wishes:)
Joseph

Cloudia said...

real nice visit!



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