maybe not in my home town - after 5 minutes you'd be at a loss for something to do.....

Rae

Is that sculpture meant to look like foetal Jar Jar Binks, or is that just my warped brain?

i think that too.

had the day off so played tourist, 3min 20 second later i was done.

Dave M

Is the sculpture a traumatized rabbit?At least it looks lush & green there. Here we've parched brown whiskers pretending they were once green long ago.

Ok Tom hint taken, will get the kids organised and arrange something for one of the weekends coming up soon.

What do you suggest? Nothing too expensive please.

The Driving Instructor

Yes, a stroll through Canning Town would definitely be an interesting experience....

Are there patterns on the soles of its feet? It looks like a whimsical version of the Buddha statues you find in Burma. The lying down has something to do with the peace of enlightenment. I think.

It's a sheep with rabbit's ears, giant's arms, hugging fat human legs with big feet...and I *like* modern sculpture!
Have you been to see the bridge that rolls up into a wheel? It's beautiful art and precision engineering. I'll look up where it is and re-post later. Looks like you're both having a truly great time. Good!!

Here in Boston, we go out on weekends to do exactly that.

Such a weird combination of sad and cute, that poor rabbit. Amazing. Thanks.

Pix of bridge at first url and more info in second one. Wiki ref has a clickable pic to see a larger version.
http://www.bookofjoe.com/2004/10/thomas_heatherw.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Heatherwick
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/magazine/story/0,11913,1311117,00.html

Play tourist? In Milton Keynes? Not wise... Ok, on your left you can see the snow dome and the new looks-like-it's-still-under-construction freefalling tower. On your right, the food centre. Yes, that's a posh way of saying 'there's Sainsbury's'. Erm... Ahead of you is the garden centre. You know what, that's it.

Unless somebody took us on a tour of all the modern sculptures in MK, but that would take months, and it's all shite.

..ah, but have you seen the gradually evolving shopping trolley sculpture on H8? Since its installation there have been subtle changes almost daily...first a shoe added, then some wheels removed and then its re-positioned at a slightly different angle, then the shoe is removed...I can hardly wait for Monday!. Then there's the particularly lovely group-fusion of special-brew cans and a cardboard box by the Marina Roundabout.