Idaho State Quarter

[fenchurch]

miggy, have you seen this article in the Idaho Statesman yet?

Some quotes:

Picture this on our quarter: "Sun Valley Lodge with two skiers in the foreground drinking 16-ounce lattes to pass the time and keep warm."

I like Sun Valley Lodge as much as the next person. But this fufu coffee thing is getting out of hand.

And:

One entrant suggested "a bobcat next to a frothy, whitewater-infested river." When he's finished with the quarter, maybe the governor could do something about our sinister whitewater infestation.

Or how about this:

Some of the entries were from children, so allowances must be made. A child's imagination isn't hampered, thankfully, by practical considerations. Thus we have "an eagle soaring over the Snake River watertops, with a nice sunset going behind the mountains. The bumblebees, dragonflies and butterflies flying through bright red and purple flowers. Weeds and cottontail blowing in the wind by the riverside. A bird's nest in a tree with a tiny baby bird in the nest waiting for some food. Some fish jumping in and out of the water and ripples as they go back into the water. Frogs hopping back and forth on lily pads. Mountain lions roaring in the trees. Crickets singing on a rock. Deer drinking out of a stream. Baby deer chasing after one another. Water skippers skipping along."

A beautiful image — especially if you have a full-color quarter the size of a Ferris wheel.

And my favorite:

Credit an 8-year-old named Andrew with the boldest idea of all. Idaho's quarter, he wrote, "would be made with the hardest metal known to man, and it would have my face on it."

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[miggy.livejournal.com]

I saw it while clicking about in the G.A. room at school today, and laughed and laughed at the whitewater infestation. Heee.