Breathtaking and Inspiring Pieces of Public Art at Web Urbanist is a good way to slide gently into Monday. These aren't statues of generals on horses.

Puppy, the topiary dog made from live flowers, irrigated from within, is by Jeff Koons There have been several versions, but one Puppy is a permanent installation at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (Spain).

Another: Bill FitzGibbons' neon would look and fit fine in Providence:

And yes, there's a bear and six more at that link, starting points.

Footnoted with a bit of envy: Geoff Manaugh, 35, author of the architecture blog BLDGBLOG, writes,

However, next week will be my last week at Dwell as Senior Editor. I will be transitioning into a new role, as Contributing Editor, and I will be moving back to Los Angeles (!) with my wife after a summer of traveling abroad.

It's been an amazing year and a half, but things are accelerating a bit too much for me to hold onto a full-time job right now. I'm very much looking forward to contributing to Dwell in the future, and to participating at Dwell events, but I need to a take a little more time to work on new projects, to decompress a bit, and to hang out with my wife on at least three - and, we hope, four - continents this summer.

Sounds idyllic. The BLDGBLOG Book comes out this spring, as well.