Tibetan monks created this sand mandala at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts last week. It was then ceremoniously unmade to symbolize the Buddhist doctrinal belief in the transitory nature of material life.
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I attended a wedding recently and took a picture of the guest book. Later I noticed the picture of the bride and groom in front of the LOVE sculpture in Old Town Scottsdale.
LOVE is the creation of American artist Robert Indiana. Originally designed in 1964 as a Christmas card for the Museum of Modern Art, it was first exhibited as a sculpture in 1970 in New York City. It has since been recreated in different versions and colors in locations around the world.
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The Justice League of Photographers Arizona recently walked around Old Town Scottsdale, proud owner of the trademark, “The West’s Most Western Town.”
Someone lost an earring. Let me know if it’s yours.
We finished up with brunch at Cafe Carumba. One of our party observed, “living in a place people pay lots of money to visit ain’t so bad.” It’s springtime and life is good in Arizona. Of course, this also means 100+ degree temperatures are just around the corner…
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