Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Goodness Gracious, Great Balls of ......

Outside the McWane Science Center, downtown Birmingham.

limestone?? I have no clue.

What I do know is that the McWane Center is a terrific place for kids of all ages. Four floors of interactive science exhibits, plus an IMAX theatre. There's always something new to see and do. My grandchildren never tire of it. It's a wonderful addition to the downtown Birmingham area.

13 comments:

this too will pass said...

cool shot

B SQUARED said...

Jerry Lee would be proud.

steviewren said...

I read the title of this post and immediately my brain filled in the missing word...great balls of ...fire! I can't get my mind off how hot it is outside.

jb said...

At a rough guess, I'd say it was Paleoproterozoic metamorphic rock, with a distinct katabatic influence and probably caused by variations - perhaps even anomalies - in the geode

Virginia said...

Anybody want to try and top JB? :)

jb said...

That's what Helen taught me, anyway...

Birdman said...

Billiard ball assembly line?

claudine said...

Les enfants jouent avec tout! Ces grosses boules de calcaire sont utilisées par les enfants?

Virginia said...

Claudine,
Les grosses boules sont à l'avant et tout le monde peut jouer! :)

Bob Crowe said...

When I looked at the thumbnail I thought they were cantaloupes. But it could be worn billiard balls, a model of the solar system, an illustration of gravitational lensing or a geometry lesson. Cool shot in all events.

Pat said...

Eggs! Of some sort of bird that lays round ones...

Now I've got Jerry Lee Lewis' song running through my head.

Daryl said...

Looks like plain old stone to me .. nicely framed!

Unknown said...

Very, very cool, V.!