Camera work

Rochester Mn...
home of the world famous Mayo Clinic (my employer)

I often see patients taking photo's, but I've never brought my camera with me to work.

Yesterday I ventured down to the Mayo campus to get a photo ID update

 so I brought my camera along.

We often take for granted the wonder health care we have right in our town

We know no different...which makes taking it for granted easy to do. 

I hear it every day from my patient who travel from far away places to be seen by "the best"

I am reminded quite often about how lucky I am to live here.

The Gonda building holds an amazing site above a grand staircase...

These blown-glass sculptures were created by famed artist Dale Chihuly. 

The entire installation hangs about the Mayo Nurse Atrium

It weighs 6000 lbs and has pieces that range from 225 lbs and 4 ft in diameter to 

1,225 lbs and 10 ft in diameter.

They are beautiful!

Down the grand stairway to the subway level 

you are greeted by this giant man....

"Man and Freedom"-- the familiar sculpture that adored the 

north exterior of the Mayo building for years, 

now anchors the south end of the Nathan Landow Atrium.

I remember as kids we used to giggle in the car when we drove past the guy, 

after all he is naked

 This Iron sculpture in one of the hallways is so cool, far left shows "the sisters" in front of St. Marys hospital. They founded St. Mary's hospital and were the first nurses that assisted the Mayo doctors. 

I captured only a small piece of this 63 ft double panel mural, that lines the walls from the Gonda building to the Damon parking garage. It's titled "My Brother and I," It represents the seasons of personal and professional life as experienced by Drs. William and Charles Mayo.

So there's just a touch of the Mayo Campus

It's a beautiful place to see, and a pretty good place to be employed  :)