

One of the highlights of the Riverwalk were some of the amazing statuettes that are scattered throughout your walk. They make not only great conversation pieces but picture props as well. While they were most statuettes of kids having fun, there were one or two other very interesting pieces.





What I came upon next was something that I just had to get a picture of because it was so beautiful. It's a sculpture of an American Indian which was called "Walk Among the Stars". This is written on the statue:
WALKS AMONG THE STARS
Artist Dave McGary's 2004 bronze sculpture depicts a late 18th century Lakota woman displaying her beautiful heirloom star quilt. As the Indian Wars ended and the Northern Plains tribes faced relocation to reservations the Sioux women began making patchwork quilts as replacements for traditional buffalo robes. Today, the star quilt is a symbol of prestige, sentiment, belonging and status within the contemporary Lakota culture.


Another interesting piece along the Riverwalk was the Saint Frances of Assisi and the Wolf of Gubbio statue. I have to admit that I had no idea who Saint Francis of Assisi was and got a little history lesson along the way. One thing that I did notice was that he was surrounded by creatures, big and small. I'm not sure you can see it in the first picture but there are even birds on his shoulders, and to show you how he was really surrounded we even got a photo of the back.


I have so much more pictures to share with you of the Riverwalk, but I don't want to overload you because I still have to share with you the awesome view of the Pueblo West Overlook. This is about a 20 minute drive from the Arkansas Riverwalk and we drove through a National Park to get there. It was totally worth it because the view was spectacular, although to be honest it does look like a desert in the Winter. I'm not sure how much better it gets in the Spring but I would love to experience it then.








The day ended with Mikael at the grill at a friends house, and I have to say that the burgers were delicious! I can't wait to see how mommy tops next years Valentine Day.

So what did you do for Valentine Day this year?
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