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A Winter Walk Through the Sculpture Park

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Teal statues of children covered in snow stand in a winter garden with a large glass building and trees.

We got a fresh, heavy snowfall on March 12, 2005, and the sky that followed was a perfect, deep blue. It was cold, but the sun was brilliant, making it a good day for a walk through the local sculpture park.

The snow transformed the grounds, covering every surface and changing the way the art interacted with the landscape. The collection of green statues outside the glass conservatory looked like they were wearing white hats and shawls. Other sculptures were almost completely enveloped, their shapes simplified by the thick blanket of snow.

Out in an open field, a large, dark horse sculpture stood out against the vast expanse of white. It was incredibly still and quiet. We also walked past a log cabin and a wooden playground, both deserted and silent under the snow. It was a completely different experience than visiting in the summer.

The snow muffled all sound, and it felt like we had the park almost to ourselves. It was a simple and quiet way to spend a Saturday, just observing how the winter weather had redecorated the entire place.

A snow-covered bronze sculpture of an adult and a child in a snowy landscape with bare branches in the background.A dark horse statue with snow on its back stands in a snowy field under a blue sky, with pine trees in the background.Two statues of snow-covered figures sit on a snowy base in a sunlit winter forest.A snow-covered log cabin under a blue sky, surrounded by snow, bare trees, and red bushes in the foreground.Snow-covered wooden playground structures and bare trees under a clear blue sky on a sunny winter day.Three green abstract statues covered in snow stand in a snowy forest under a bright blue sky.Four colorful animal sculptures are covered in snow in a bright winter forest with bare trees.A snowy winter scene with a large glass building, bare trees, and two bronze animal statues partially covered in snow.

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