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Kentucky State Seal – Governor’s Mansion – Frankfort

Kentucky State Seal - Governor's Mansion - Frankfort

A view of the Kentucky State Seal on the gate at the governor’s mansion, in Frankfort, next to the state capitol building. The state seal represents the coming together of the frontiersman, the every day Kentuckian, with the statesman who serves the state of Kentucky and helps guide it into the future. The state’s motto is one that is very familiar to many in the United States “United We Stand, Divided We Fall.” It was derived at the time however from a popular 1768 tune entitled the “Liberty Song,” by John Dickinson.

Walrus Ice Sculpture – World Ice Art Championships – Fairbanks, Alaska

Walrus Ice Sculpture - World Ice Art Championships - Fairbanks, Alaska

Unexpected Grace Ice Sculpture, 2011 World Ice Art Championships February 22-March 27, 2011, Fairbanks, Alaska. Single-Block Realism Category.

An ice sculpture of a walrus, a mammal very familiar to Alaska Natives and those who live in the northern Pacific, and the Arctic.

Ganesha Ice Sculpture – World Ice Art Championship – Fairbanks, Alaska

Ganesha Ice Sculpture - World Ice Art Championship - Fairbanks, Alaska

There’s No Place Like Om Ice Sculpture, 2010 World Ice Art Championships February 20-March 28, 2010, Fairbanks, Alaska. Multi-Block Realism Category

This ice sculpture depicts Ganesha a Hindu God that is depicted with the head an elephant. Ganesha is known as the remover of obstacles and the offspring of Shiva the God of Destruction. Also known as Ganapati, Vinayaka, and Pillaiyar, he is one of the most recognized and worshiped gods in the Hindu religion. The ice sculpture also teases the folk tale  that elephants are afraid of mice.