Walking Through History...

I love when businesses find creative ways to grab your attention! I was driving by a local store one day and saw this horse pulling its cart along side the road. Literally, this horse is about 10 feet from the road and there is no way you can miss it passing by! Does it remind you of anything...remember that steel man I found last Spring...it was made out of machine parts, metal buckets, and who knows what else. This horse is kind of the same thing...except in a more rural atmosphere!

I stood for a few minutes trying to figure out all of the pieces that make up this sculpture. I noticed chains for its mane, wire meshing for the coat, and is it that a telephone dial for eyes? Can anyone spot anything else in this equestrian creation?

Even if this isn't your style of art, you have to admit that this is very unique. I am still amazed that someone was able to twist and conform so much steel till it resembled a horse. The way the horse was positioned along the road was the best. Just a few feet away from a busy road is this horse pulling flower pots and other goods. It really fits in with the history of the road...

As I said, this is a pretty main road that actually connects several towns in the area. I imagine that it started out as a dirt road, traveled mainly by horse and wagon. As the largest state route in the area, people most likely relied on this byway to visit friends and family, attend church services, work, or go shopping. All done compliments of the family horse. And now, nearly a century later, another horse is still making the same trek. I passed by several days after taking this original picture and the items on the cart had changed...as the seasons change, so too do the goods being carried. It is very reminiscent of how the horses used to travel the same road when it was first built.

There is a very good chance the business owner was not considering any of this when he/she placed this horse out in front of the store...but you never know!

That's the Golden Perspective...what's yours?