{"id":597,"date":"2010-05-09T14:15:38","date_gmt":"2010-05-09T21:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/?p=597"},"modified":"2010-05-09T14:16:00","modified_gmt":"2010-05-09T21:16:00","slug":"wonderland-in-samson-park-wk19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/2010\/05\/09\/wonderland-in-samson-park-wk19\/","title":{"rendered":"Wonderland in Samson Park &#8211; wk19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Returning from work, I passed this Canada Goose. Reminded me of last week when the geese were agitated. Perhaps this is the same one?<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_589\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/0871-0001-Goose-And-Pond.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-589\" class=\"size-full wp-image-589\" title=\"0871-0001-Goose-And-Pond\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/0871-0001-Goose-And-Pond.jpg\" alt=\"0871-0001-Goose-And-Pond\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/0871-0001-Goose-And-Pond.jpg 500w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/0871-0001-Goose-And-Pond-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-589\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Goose And Pond<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Returning from work, I pass Samson Park every day. This park has statues and scenes from &#8220;Alice In Wonderland&#8221; (I made images of some of these in an earlier post &#8212; see <a href=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/2010\/02\/14\/queen-of-hearts\/\" target=\"_blank\">Queen of Hearts<\/a>). This structure had been erected last week.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_590\" style=\"width: 342px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/0871-0005-New-Building-Style.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-590\" class=\"size-full wp-image-590\" title=\"0871-0005-New-Building-Style\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/0871-0005-New-Building-Style.jpg\" alt=\"0871-0005-New-Building-Style\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/0871-0005-New-Building-Style.jpg 332w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/0871-0005-New-Building-Style-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 332px) 100vw, 332px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-590\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">New Building Style<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Like Alice, I wondered what it&#8217;s purpose was. I was sucked in through this novel doorway. Looking out, this is what we see. Maybe it is incomplete, like the exterior?<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_591\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/0871-0010-Novel-Doorway.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-591\" class=\"size-full wp-image-591\" title=\"0871-0010-Novel-Doorway\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/0871-0010-Novel-Doorway.jpg\" alt=\"0871-0010-Novel-Doorway\" width=\"500\" height=\"331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/0871-0010-Novel-Doorway.jpg 500w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/0871-0010-Novel-Doorway-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-591\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Novel Doorway<\/p><\/div>\n<p>There are some unusual structures in the park, including this nest-like sculpture. Of course, several birds had decided to build their nest in the upper reaches.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_592\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/0871-0014-Nest-In-Wonderland.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-592\" class=\"size-full wp-image-592\" title=\"0871-0014-Nest-In-Wonderland\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/0871-0014-Nest-In-Wonderland.jpg\" alt=\"0871-0014-Nest-In-Wonderland\" width=\"500\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/0871-0014-Nest-In-Wonderland.jpg 500w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/0871-0014-Nest-In-Wonderland-300x219.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-592\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nest In Wonderland<\/p><\/div>\n<p>By the time I reached the light rail station, the light was low enough to cast these shadows onto the overpass wall. This reminds me of a similar image that I made some years ago, where a tree cast a shadow on a brick wall, with both the tree and shadow in the image.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_593\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/0871-0024-Light-Rail-Station-Shadows.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-593\" class=\"size-full wp-image-593\" title=\"0871-0024-Light-Rail-Station-Shadows\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/0871-0024-Light-Rail-Station-Shadows.jpg\" alt=\"0871-0024-Light-Rail-Station-Shadows\" width=\"500\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/0871-0024-Light-Rail-Station-Shadows.jpg 500w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/0871-0024-Light-Rail-Station-Shadows-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-593\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Light Rail Station Shadows<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Here is a view of the light that cast the shadow on the wall. I rather like the graphic nature of the patterns of the underside of the overpass with the foreground lights.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_594\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/0871-0030-Light-Rail-Lighting.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-594\" class=\"size-full wp-image-594\" title=\"0871-0030-Light-Rail-Lighting\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/0871-0030-Light-Rail-Lighting.jpg\" alt=\"0871-0030-Light-Rail-Lighting\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/0871-0030-Light-Rail-Lighting.jpg 500w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/0871-0030-Light-Rail-Lighting-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-594\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Light Rail Lighting<\/p><\/div>\n<p>By the fountains were these folks sharing a story. Or perhaps a picture on a cell phone?<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_595\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/0871-0035-Meeting-At-The-Fountain.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-595\" class=\"size-full wp-image-595\" title=\"0871-0035-Meeting-At-The-Fountain\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/0871-0035-Meeting-At-The-Fountain.jpg\" alt=\"0871-0035-Meeting-At-The-Fountain\" width=\"500\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/0871-0035-Meeting-At-The-Fountain.jpg 500w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/0871-0035-Meeting-At-The-Fountain-300x207.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-595\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Meeting At The Fountain<\/p><\/div>\n<p>By this time, I could see the train approaching the station, so I hurried to board. After making my way back to the parking garage, I was captivated by the setting sun falling on the DU buildings. The gold roofing of the spire reflected the warm sunlight.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_596\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/0871-0039-Denver-University-At-Sunset.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-596\" class=\"size-full wp-image-596\" title=\"0871-0039-Denver-University-At-Sunset\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/0871-0039-Denver-University-At-Sunset.jpg\" alt=\"0871-0039-Denver-University-At-Sunset\" width=\"500\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/0871-0039-Denver-University-At-Sunset.jpg 500w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/0871-0039-Denver-University-At-Sunset-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-596\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Denver University At Sunset<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Returning from work, I passed this Canada Goose. Reminded me of last week when the geese were agitated. Perhaps this is the same one? Returning from work, I pass Samson Park every day. This park has statues and scenes from &#8220;Alice In Wonderland&#8221; (I made images of some of these in an earlier post &#8212; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[82,86,83,85,84,40,81],"class_list":{"0":"post-597","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-project52","7":"tag-alice","8":"tag-fountain","9":"tag-goose","10":"tag-light-rail","11":"tag-samson-park","12":"tag-shadow","13":"tag-wonderland"},"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pMatQ-9D","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/597","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=597"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/597\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":610,"href":"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/597\/revisions\/610"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=597"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=597"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=597"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}