Sophie Ryder's "Standing Lady Hare with Dog"
February, 2007, we had friends from Seattle visiting and glorious, surprising winter weather. We planned a ride on the then brand new Portland Tram on Saturday morning. At the top of the tram, at the Oregon Health Sciences University, we naturally got off to take in the view of the Willamette River and points east from outside one of the hospital's buildings. That's where we came upon this sculpture that epitomizes compassion.
Here's a bit about the sculpture and others at the hospital.
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35 comments:
How Kewl
What a very cool statue. Love the hug! What a great find for H...
what a neat statue. The hug is wonderful, and since it is a rabbit you could also use H for HARE
Wonderful post
great statue - i'll have to show it to my mom since she collects rabbits... i love the 'patina' these kinds of statues take on after being out in the elements for so long. very nice!
This reminds me of a line from Ghostbusters: Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together... mass hysteria!
This is a fantastic statue! I'll have to look it up and visit some time. :D
What an unusual statue. I guess having it at a hospital is a good spot. Thanks for posting on my blog as usual. :D
So sweet a hug between a hare and a "hund".
Thanks
Boy what an impressive hug. We can all use a hug but don't offer them too often. I saw a man on television in some big city offering free hugs and few takers. Or was it a woman for a while and then a man. As I recall the results were about the same.
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What an amazing statue.
Hug & Hare - good H's!
Oh, if that doesn't find the child in all of our hearts I don't know what will. What a great reminder how much we all need a hug daily if not more frequently. It is probably one of the things I miss most in my life.
Oh,that`s cute,what an amacing statue:o)
What wonderful sculpture .. and a terrific H
Interesting statue. I love hugs.
Very nice photos!! I love it!
Have a nice day:)
Compassion is a right word to see this statue. Thanks for the link.
Beautiful entry.
Happy WW!
Why didn't I think of "HUG"
Great post:D and a cute statue.
That's a great piece of art and perfect for H.
Hound Hugged by Hare - Hugely unlikely, but symbolically beautiful. Thanks for posting this.
What a very unusual sculpture!
A precious 'H'...
Loved this...so full of love.
Hound hugged by the Hare what a role reversal. It definitely shows compassion, maybe more than most of us would have towards our enemies.
Terrific H post.
I love hugs. What a beautiful sculpture!
i'm new to your blog and a wannabe oregonian - thanks, Lynette, for bringing a little bit of Portland to my life each day!
This is really cool ... I have my HUG for the day! Thanks.
This may be the sweetest sculpture I have ever seen! I really does convey compassion! Thank you for so much for sharing this!
What a sincere expression of emotions!
That is some hug!
It really grabs your attention.
What a loving rabbit, and lucky dog! I like this statue.
Thanks for the pics. I love this statue. I'd like a copy of it.
Yes, it would take compassion for a rabbit to hug a dog.
I love statues and this one is particularly poignant with the dog.
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