Photos of the day
The Twin Cowers, New York CowParade 2000
Today is September 11th, Patriot Day so I thought about these cows that my twin sister and I happily stood in front of in 2000.  My sister walked through the World Trade Center every day on her way to work so I am very thankful that she survived September 11th that day in NYC.

 Double Check: 9/11 Survivor - A sculpture done by Seward Johnson called Double Check was in the World Trade Center area and survived the attack. 

This sculpture - Double Check: 9/11 Survivor (first two photos) was on display at the Grounds of Sculpture this summer along with Makeshift Memorial (3rd photo).

Here's some history about the sculptures from the New York Times:

The sculpture, which is called "Double Check" and depicts a businessman hunched over his briefcase as he reviewed a contract, was so lifelike that some firemen tried to rescue it.

But there's more to the story. "Double Check," which was covered with a blanket of dust after the attacks, was later decorated with candles, flowers, teddy bears, rescue company emblems and crosses by passers-by. Mr. Johnson took the sculpture back to his studio, made a recasting and attached bronzes of these decorations to the new work. "He considers it a makeshift memorial," said the spokeswoman, Paula Stoeke, director of the Sculpture Foundation, which owns and manages the Seward Johnson collection.