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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ReplyDeleteWhat a very cool statue. Love the hug! What a great find for H...
ReplyDeletewhat a neat statue. The hug is wonderful, and since it is a rabbit you could also use H for HARE
ReplyDeleteWonderful post
ReplyDeletegreat 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!
ReplyDeleteThis reminds me of a line from Ghostbusters: Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together... mass hysteria!
ReplyDeleteThis is a fantastic statue! I'll have to look it up and visit some time. :D
ReplyDeleteWhat an unusual statue. I guess having it at a hospital is a good spot. Thanks for posting on my blog as usual. :D
ReplyDeleteSo sweet a hug between a hare and a "hund".
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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.
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting my blog and commenting about the sore toe. My wife used to go shoe-less and lot and snag one or the other toe on chair legs which always upset her.
What an amazing statue.
ReplyDeleteHug & 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.
ReplyDeleteOh,that`s cute,what an amacing statue:o)
ReplyDeleteWhat wonderful sculpture .. and a terrific H
ReplyDeleteInteresting statue. I love hugs.
ReplyDeleteVery nice photos!! I love it!
ReplyDeleteHave a nice day:)
Compassion is a right word to see this statue. Thanks for the link.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful entry.
Happy WW!
Why didn't I think of "HUG"
ReplyDeleteGreat post:D and a cute statue.
That's a great piece of art and perfect for H.
ReplyDeleteHound Hugged by Hare - Hugely unlikely, but symbolically beautiful. Thanks for posting this.
ReplyDeleteWhat a very unusual sculpture!
ReplyDeleteA precious 'H'...
ReplyDeleteLoved this...so full of love.
ReplyDeleteHound hugged by the Hare what a role reversal. It definitely shows compassion, maybe more than most of us would have towards our enemies.
ReplyDeleteTerrific H post.
I love hugs. What a beautiful sculpture!
ReplyDeletei'm new to your blog and a wannabe oregonian - thanks, Lynette, for bringing a little bit of Portland to my life each day!
ReplyDeleteThis is really cool ... I have my HUG for the day! Thanks.
ReplyDeleteThis may be the sweetest sculpture I have ever seen! I really does convey compassion! Thank you for so much for sharing this!
ReplyDeleteWhat a sincere expression of emotions!
ReplyDeleteThat is some hug!
ReplyDeleteIt really grabs your attention.
ReplyDeleteWhat a loving rabbit, and lucky dog! I like this statue.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the pics. I love this statue. I'd like a copy of it.
ReplyDeleteYes, it would take compassion for a rabbit to hug a dog.
ReplyDeleteI love statues and this one is particularly poignant with the dog.
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