Blue Monday - Elephants Surround Us!

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Today is the beginning of the Republican National Convention (RNC). Here's the left side of the Tampa Bay Times Forum where the main action will take place. In the left lower corner you'll notice the VIP entrance. Of course, it's Blue!



Tampa lampposts are decorated in signs of red, white, and Blue.




Close to the Forum, Channelside is a beautiful place to relax, shop, dine,
see a movie, or even bowl a game or two.
Of course, the welcome sign has a couple shades of Blue.



In addition to 50,000 visitors, a herd of fiberglass 4' x 4' elephants have come to Tampa. Elephants, the symbol of the RNC, were sponsored by businesses and decorated by local artists. The goal of the project is to beautify the Tampa Bay area and exhibit the creativity.

Some are displayed at Channelside, and Johnny and I went to find them.
We found plenty!

Most of them have a shade or two of Blue in their decoration.

Pirates are the theme of this pachyderm with at least two shades of Blue in evidence.




She is labeled "Best Dressed RNC, 2012."
She sure went heavy on that Blue eye shadow!



"Splitsville" is the name of the bowling alley.
They sponsored the elephant to the left of the giant bowling pin.
I took a close-up of it in the picture below.






A map of our state is on this Blue pastel beauty.



Blue is used to outline this intricate design.



We couldn't leave the Hooters elephant out.



This elephant, dressed in Blue, represents Lightning, Tampa's hockey team.
We tried to get a good shot, but it's placed up against a store window.
All we got was the reflection behind us, so I resorted to grabbing it from the internet.



The pictures below are copied from the internet. They are of the elephants placed at the airport and around town.




Look at those Blue eyes!




A flamenco dancer in Blue can be seen on her belly.




I have no idea which team is represented, but the teal color is a pretty shade of Blue.



Following are two patriotic red, white, and Blue elephants.








The story of Dagwood elephant can be found here.
Blue is used to outline his suit collar.



This elephant is covered in tile.
Some of the tiles are shades of Blue.




Do you have a favorite?

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