Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Republicans: The threats are dire, but my tickets are non-refundable!

Every reporter and pundit should have to declare if they ever vacationed with a billionaire.

The republican speaker is a slippery little devil.

I’m pretty sure there’s only one Jack Smith.

Balloon Juice has never been a refuge for the linguistically delicate.

Fuck that bum, let’s go Joe!

The cruelty is the point; the law be damned.

Reality always lies in wait for … Democrats.

Republicans can’t even be trusted with their own money.

I also would like a pony to improve my balloon juice experience.

Well, whatever it is, it’s better than being a Republican.

Oh FFS you might as well trust a 6-year-old with a flamethrower.

Seems like a complicated subject, have you tried yelling at it?

I’d hate to be the candidate who lost to this guy.

Israel is using food as a weapon of war. Unforgivable.

We are aware of all internet traditions.

Fight for a just cause, love your fellow man, live a good life.

Compromise? There is no middle ground between a firefighter and an arsonist.

Glad to see john eastman going through some things.

The Supreme Court is corrupt. Democrats must win in November and force court reform.

Joe Biden can go out like FDR, not by dying in office, but by crushing the fascists.

Nothing worth doing is easy.

“The defense has a certain level of trust in defendant that the government does not.”

A thin legal pretext to veneer over their personal religious and political desires.

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frosty

Since we’re past the Snowbird part of the trip, I decided to reduce the title!

I was surprised I only took pictures of the two sculptures that I posted in the previous OTR. These are more of the 130, taken by Ms F.  There are a couple of each of the artist’s categories. I don’t know the names of the pieces so there isn’t any descriptive text. Enjoy!

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That’s our 4×4 in the back. Not really needed, the surface was flat and solid and any sedan could handle it.

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    Nukular Biskits

    During my business travel, when time permits,  I like to drive east on I-8, take Hwy 79 into the mountains to Julian for a piece of apple pie and cup o’ joe, then 78 into the desert to the Salton Sea.

    I was unaware of these sculptures in Borrego Springs.  Have to add that to my bucket list.

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    RevRick

    Our church is doing a 60-day challenge of prayers, Scripture readings, and meditations on care of Creation in preparation for doing audits/assessments of our corporate and personal impacts on climate change. Since these photos are of human creations in the midst of an austere Creation, I think it’s appropriate to share today’s prayer:

    Lord, grant us the wisdom to care for the earth and till it.

    Help us to act now for the good of future generations and all your creatures.

    Help us to become instruments of a new creation,

    Founded on the covenant of your love.

    The Cry of the Earth

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    WaterGirl

    Until your first post, I had no idea that metal sculptures in the desert were a thing.  With a dry desert, I guess the sculptures don’t rust?

    My favorites are the jeep on the rocks, the babies nursing, and the guy with the horse, panning for gold.

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    frosty

    @WaterGirl: They all have a coating of oxidation (rust). There’s a kind of steel that gets that (Cor-ten) then doesn’t rust any further. These could be made of that or it could be just very slow natural rusting because it’s desert, like you said.

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    Anyway

    is there any risk of people stealing them “for the copper”?

     

    Enjoyed these – thanks for sharing.

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    frosty

    @Anyway: ​No copper, just steel, although I understand what you meant. I guess someone could drive up in the middle of the night and grab one of the smaller ones. Or maybe a suckling piglet. Now I’m wondering if they’ve figured out how to prevent that.

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    pieceofpeace

    Good artwork to enhance a desert!  We have a few of those extra-large dinos in front yards here,  appropriate features added for some holidays.  Fun to see the creativity each time.

    There’s something lovely and dramatic when in a desert for an extended period of time.

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    🐾BillinGlendaleCA

    @frosty: You’d probably need a cutting torch to detach them from the foundation and I bet there are some IR cameras out there.  If you get there from the 15, you pass the artist’s studio and he’s got lots of sculptures out there.

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    Yutsano

    I think they actually did the dinos right by giving them lips. Although that was a recent discovery. But I really love all the statutes here!

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