Posts Tagged ‘fountains’
Somewhere under the rainbow
There’s something magical about the fountain at Seattle Center — kids and adults alike are drawn to its playful jets of water. On this day, at this angle, a rainbow appeared, seeming to build a sharp dividing line between fantasy and the real world on the outside.
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Tags: bumbershoot, fountains, humor, rainbow, seattle, seattle center
Splashes in the night
If Swann Fountain is a gem by day, its jewel-like qualities become even more exaggerated at night as the backlit waters swirl and shift in the middle of deserted Logan Circle. The lone figure seemed oblivious to the fountain’s majesty, and to the certainty that soon the waters will be shut off for winter. Moments […]
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Tags: fountains, logan circle, logan square, swann fountain
Parking space with a view
Just beyond the stuttering fountain, a Northwest Airlines 747 is anchored to its jetbridge at Detroit’s airport on the day after the airline’s announcement that it would merge with Delta Air Lines.
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Tags: detroit, fountains, jets
