First, I want to announce that I revamped my blog a bit because I had several people letting me know they had a hard time reading my font. Sorry! Hopefully this is easier to read. Also, I fixed the link in the previous post to the super funny YouTube clip about driving. Take a look if you didn't get a chance before...totally worth 41 seconds of your time! One last thing: my mother pointed out that in the previous post one of the images I used was copywritten, so I changed it. Didn't feel like dealing with lawsuits or anything. :)
Now, onto the post! I don't have much to say today. I am again posting about something that is far from kind...and maybe this isn't even a big deal to lots of people, but it's something that made me extremely sad when I found out.
Northern Arizona University has several creative sculptures around its campus, many of which you can view at this website:
http://www.squidoo.com/flagstaff-public-art-murals. One of my favorites is a sculpture outside a North Campus building, where someone took a tree stump and carved an owl into it. I think it's so creative! Here's a picture:
Awesome, right? I can't get over how much time and skill it would take to do this. If I were more on top of my NAU history, I could tell you who carved this and how long ago it was created. But I'm not remembering, and can't find anything in my internet searches. Sorry!
The other day, I saw this picture circulating around a few of my friends' profiles on Facebook:
Someone beheaded the poor tree stump owl! A person or a group of people took someone's masterpiece and a piece of NAU's history...and destroyed it, ruined beyond repair. I really have no words. Speechless.
I hate to end so abruptly, but I truly feel as if the pictures speak for themselves. I can't believe anyone would do this, whether they thought it was a funny prank, or what. To me, this isn't anything but sad and unfortunate.
Challenge for the Day:
Leave a piece of the world more beautiful than it previously was.
Respect virtuosity. Just because you can't do it, doesn't mean it isn't quality or difficult work.
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