To Deanna, with love...

My friend Deanna is infatuated with the city of Loveland, CO. She makes a point to regularly extol its many virtues and laments the fact that she is, sadly, only a weekly visitor and not a resident - I mean she really, really loves Loveland. ;)

And I mean, what's not to love? There are fabulous sculptures on every street corner and in every park... (and I really do love that about Loveland)

There are dozens of cultural events throughout the year...

Larimer County Fair, 2012

 

'Pastels on 5th' 2012 (benefit fundraiser for Alternatives to Violence)

 

 

Loveland Downtown Trick-or-Treating, 2012

 

 

Friends to meet at the park...

 

Homeschool Park Day, 2012

Homeschool Park Day, 2012
(the one where the girls brought their princess dresses)

Beautiful natural areas...

Gathering water samples along the Big Thompson River, 2012

The weather can get a little too hot though...

I hate summer...

 

 

And then the freak show begins...

 

 

First you have the haters...

 

If any of your liberal friends have gone missing, you might want to check with this guy.

 

Then you have the decorators who touch up your car 'for free'...

 

 

 

Then... you have this.

 

 

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Thank goodness Deanna alerted the blogosphere to its existence, because when I caught sight of it the next day while spending time at a park while the older two were in karate class, I was prepared. I had on sunglasses. With UV filters. I can just imagine the sort of damage this might do to your retinas, otherwise.

 

 

 

So let the freak show continue! Loveland, you entertain me (us) in so many ways...

 

(I'm just glad I live outside your city limits.)

 

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