UNM Campus and Library

Lee had been eager to go for a walk on the UNM campus, but we chose an afternoon that was blisteringly hot. (Are there any other kind here during the summer?)  After cruising by the famous UNM duck pond, we decided to take refuge in the library. The library is huge and built like a cathedral, but it's an homage to learning, not to religion. In this photo, Lee is dwarfed by it's grandeur.

The details are also exquisite.

In the newer addition the artistic integrity continues.

And in for a closer look:

Outside, a turtle rests on a rock trying to sun as much of herself as she can.

There is also a statue by Luis A. Jiménez, the same artist we saw in the courtyard in Santa Fe (see the Santa Fe post), but this piece had no name. It should be entitled "Working up a sweat!!"