I'll be away from LJ for a while, until the Stuff I Gotta Do in the physical world eases up enough that I can properly respond to friends' posts.

Lion's head from 11th or 12th century China.

Green heron disapproves of paparazzi.

This is a monument to Russel Alger. He was governor of Michigan, President McKinley's Secretary of War, and a U.S. Senator. His best achievement, however, was founding the Old Newsboys Association that provides winter clothing for poor children.

The statue is an allegorical depiction of the state of Michigan.