The Millennium Mast by Lynda and Ron Baird
Last Tuesday was an overcast day with enough wind to cause the sails atop this sculpture to pivot as the mast rotated gently - a treat to watch.
Another view
Standing on the Pickering waterfront, the 12-metre-high sculpture represents the white pines once abundant along the this length of Lake Ontario shoreline.
Longer view
During the 19th century, the tall, straight pines were used for masts by the British Royal Navy.
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33 comments:
I thought that looked familiar:) I love it. B
I love kinetic sculptures. Yours is beautiful.
this i really really like and would love to sit and watch it
What an interesting sculpture. It would be interesting to see it in motion.
Huge and beautiful sculpture, and you got excellent shots, thanks for the different views!
Léia
Beautiful sculpture!
How clever it was to turn a pine tree into a mast in olden days. This post and sculpture made me realize that sails do somewhat take on a silhouette shape of tree branches.
The name of the sculpture is called "Science".
It is just beautiful and I'd love to see it in motion.
I too love to watch a kinetic sculpture in motion!
That is so cool! I love the closeups, looking almost like abstract art. You caught beautiful light in the long view.
So unique. I bet it is mesmerizing to watch.
Very graceful looking!
Fascinating. I did not not that bit of history. A very unique sculpture!
Very nice sculpture! I love the white background. An overcast day is good sometimes!
What a gorgeous sculpture and especially striking caught against an overcast sky.
Wonderful to see...
Really interesting and active sculpture! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.
I would love to see the sculpture moving in the wind. Thanks for sharing.
I have trouble finding a pine tree in this piece of art but that doesn't mean I don't think it's beautiful! We have loblolly pines here in East Texas and they grow tall, tall, tall.
Wonderful where alike is possible, and happening.
robert geiß
Love kinetic sculptures as do so many of the others and this one is terrific! And I love all of your captures for the day!! Great look at your world!!
What a fun sculpture!
Truly beautiful. And unique. Brilliantly executed. I can imagine it was fun to watch blow in the wind!
this looks like a fun sculpture.
This is pretty cool!
That is so cool!!!!
It's a lovely sculpture! By the way, yes, the saguaros were moved to Pima Prickly Park to be arranged in the circle. You are right to assume it would take much too long to grow them from seed and have them reach the height they are. You can buy saguaros in nurseries around town.
Isn't this a beautiful piece! So unique! I'd love to see it in motion.
How lovely and quite creative too!
interesting sculpture. :)
Makes for an interesting image, and I like the story behind this, of the white pines.
Thanks for sharing!
Wow. That's interesting!
=)
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