It is also a very arty city with lots of bold art. This creation incorporates some of the local floweres and Native American child with flower. I guess some folks enjoy this form of art.
This wall art is the work of a well known Chinese spray painter artist. It took 2 days to paint as it rained. If you look closely you will see some blue dots which depict the rain. We liked this better than the lady with the snakes.
We also got to visit the Owen Rose Garden which is beautiful. It is located next to the Willamette River near the Jefferson Street bridge. It covers 81/2 acres and in 1951, George Owens, a former Eugene city councilor and lumberman, donated 5 acres with his house to the city. It was the first parcel in a series that now forms the section of riverfront park stretching from Ferry Street Bridge to the Greenway bike bridge near Valley River Center. Shortly after this the Eugene Rose Socierty donated the original 750 rose buds. Today this has expanded to more than 4,500 roses of over 400 varities.
The rose garden features the nationally recognized Oregon Heritage Cherry Treen which has stood here since 1847 .
The trunk is very notted and sturdy.
From here we visited the Cascades Raptor Center which has one of the largest collections of native raptor species in the Nortwest. There are some 50 birds of prey in large outdoor avaries. It was a real thrill to see magnificant owls.
Also the national emblem of the America the bald eagle who mates for life. Perhaps humans could take a "feather " out of their nest. Just saying.
There were different varities of owls all of which are beautiful in their own way.
This is the variety of owl used in the Harry Potter stories.
There is also a resident deer.
It was a great tour and more to follow.
Cheers,
Ross and Beverley
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