Posted by Tish Shaftner on 03/27/2007 11:53 AM   Comments (336)  
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336 Comments on THIS IS JUST SO AWESOME, I HAD TO SHARE!

And some people say there's nothing good about cold, sub-zero weather. Amazing.

03/27/2007 12:04 PM by Wayne McMullan Quinte Real Estate (Royal LePage ProAlliance Realty)

Thanks for sharing, amazing is right!

03/27/2007 12:08 PM by Krisy Clayton (Brio Realty)

All I can say is WOW!

Sandra

03/27/2007 12:13 PM by Guilford Connecticut Real Estate Agent, Sandra Cummings (William Raveis Real Estate)

Can I ask where this awesome ice sculpture was created? It doesn't look like the North Carolina I remember. I'm guessing somewhere a bit further north?

03/27/2007 12:28 PM by Geordie Romer, CRS, e-PRO (Windermere Real Estate / NCW)

Thanks for sharing! 

03/27/2007 12:45 PM by Matt Pendleton - Las Vegas Real Estate (Realty ONE Group)

That is pretty incredible. Wow. Thank you for sharing that, I know that touched all of us.

03/27/2007 01:05 PM by Jacob Morales - Arizona Mortgage Planner (US Bank)

WOW what a cool piece of work, do you have any details about it, who made it, where was it created, and most important how long did it take, looks like it could have taken a while, Thank you again for sharing,

03/27/2007 01:53 PM by Daniel Lowery CNS, e-PRO, Broker/Sales (Coldwell Banker Gordon Co. REALTORS)

That is an incredible piece of art!  Thanks for sharing!

03/27/2007 02:01 PM by Jim & Maria Hart ~ Charleston, SC Real Estate (Agent Owned Realty)

that is an incredible picture...thanks for posting!

03/27/2007 08:43 PM by Ravi Shah (Prudential Fox & Roach, REALTORS® )

That is an amazing sculpture! Thanks

03/27/2007 08:48 PM by Suzanne Sands-Somerset, MA Real Estate (Century 21 Associates Realty)

I had to take a second look to make sure the man wasn't real.

03/27/2007 08:59 PM by Kay Van Kampen, Broker, Springfield Missouri Real Estate (RE/MAX Solutions)

This is a featured "post" in "Christianity and Real Estate"......

AWESOME!!

=-)

03/27/2007 10:18 PM by Central Florida real estate - Alexander Harb PSEM®, E-Agent® (Beach and Luxury Realty Inc.)

What an great photo! Thanks for Sharing! 

03/27/2007 10:21 PM by Suzy Britz (RE/MAX DFW IV)

Thanks for sharing

03/27/2007 10:24 PM by Dan Allred Thousand Oaks Real Estate (Exit Family Realty)

Wow - that is awesome. I had to look a few times to really get a feel for what I was seeing. I always stand in awe of inspired artists.

03/27/2007 10:32 PM by Teri B. Clark (http://www.teribclark.com)

I saw that a few years ago, shortly after 9/11. I had forgotten about it. Thank you for posting and reminding me. I still think it is amazing.

03/27/2007 11:13 PM by Debi Braulik (Tacoma Real Estate) (John L. Scott Real Estate)

That is truly heart touching. It's also fitting that it is made of ice (frozen water) which is used in fire fighting.

03/27/2007 11:33 PM by Judi Barrett (Integrity Real Estate Services)

That is truly an amazing piece of art.  Not only is someone very talented, but they chose a really touching topic.

03/27/2007 11:41 PM by Patrick Brady (RE/MAX Masters)

Agreed.  That is truely awesome artwork.  Where is it?  Geographically speaking, where is it located?  Do you know anything about the artist and who or what prompted them to build it?

03/28/2007 05:31 AM by Chris Elizabeth Griffith ~ Bonita Springs Fl Real Estate (Keller Williams Elite Realty, Bonita Springs, FL)

I wish I knew the details of this sculpture, it was actually fowarded to me in an email and it just touched me so much I had to share it with all of you.......

03/28/2007 08:33 AM by Tish Shaftner (Marathon Realty and Auction Inc)

Alex,

Thank you for the featured post!  I hope TONS of people see this !!

03/28/2007 08:37 AM by Tish Shaftner (Marathon Realty and Auction Inc)

Amazing photo!!! I hope tons of people see this!!!

03/28/2007 09:56 AM by Chris Webster (BUYER'S CHOICE REALTY)

A great photo, great posts thanks for sharing this picture

03/28/2007 10:27 AM by Paul Anyanwu,Broker-Associate, RE/MAX LLEWELLYN

Amazing!!!!

03/28/2007 01:57 PM by Dianne Barody - Pensacola Florida Real Estate (Century 21 AmeriSouth Realty)

This is really cool, Kudos to the individuals who created this masterpiece.

Eddy

03/28/2007 02:34 PM by Eddy Martinez (Nationwide Funding Group)

Ahh Tish, no words can explain this one, nor are words even needed, god bless you real good.

03/28/2007 06:31 PM by Bob Sloop, Consultant, Indianapolis, IN (RS Mortgage Consulting)

that is a great picture.  My father in law retired from the fire department he will appreciate this pic.

03/28/2007 07:04 PM by Overland Park Real Estate :: Paul Korodaj (Overland Park Real Estate :: Remax Real Estate Group)

Wow, that is incredible! Where is the sculpture located? Thanks for sharing!

03/28/2007 09:35 PM by Debbie Malone, RE/MAX, Lynchburg, Smith Mountain Lake, Real Estate Agent (RE/MAX 1st Olympic, ABR, e-PRO, ASP)

in a word.....awesome!

03/28/2007 09:51 PM by Greg & Brian Perry, Working-for-you (Windermere Real Estate N.E.)

As a firefighter of 18 years...I thank you for posting this...

03/28/2007 11:11 PM by "JT" Prevatte, REALTOR, ABR, ASR ~Fayetteville, NC Real Estate (ERA Strother Real Estate, Fayetteville, NC)

Tish,

Thanks for the post. I can still appreciate it from a distance ...away from the cold and snow!

03/28/2007 11:20 PM by William Collins, Broker Associate (ERA Queen City Realty)

This picture WAS taken in North Carolina...right outside my ex-wife's house....

03/29/2007 02:28 PM by Randy Powell Broker -Concord & Kannapolis NC (Remax Signature Properties)

WOW Randy, I can't believe that you saw this post, now we all know the details!!  Thank you so much!! Small world , eh? 

03/29/2007 02:35 PM by Tish Shaftner (Marathon Realty and Auction Inc)

Wow! as a former New Yorker, who knew a young man that perished in WTC, and knew firemen that were on the clean up crews, this was especially poignant to me.

So we know anything about the Artist? 

Ginger

03/29/2007 02:58 PM by Wilmington NC Real Estate Ginger & Roger Sala Keller Williams (Keller Williams Wilmington North Carolina)

Thanks... I needed that.

03/29/2007 07:17 PM by John McKenna (American Home Inspection)

Wow that is just incredible!

03/29/2007 08:32 PM by Alyse Bromberg (Dressed for Success)

That is unbelievable. Where was that taken?

Ben

03/30/2007 10:06 AM by Q Q (Q)

What an awsome picture.  Thanks for sharing it.  I work with a lady who's husband is a firefighter.  I am going to print it out and give it to her.

03/30/2007 06:58 PM by Michelle Cantlin Realtor® , e-Pro, Ridgecrest, CA (Help-U-Sell)

Unbelievable....WOW! 

03/30/2007 07:34 PM by Teresa Meyer-Home Staging Cincinnati, OH Stage a Star: Home Stager Cincinnati (Stage a Star Staging & Consulting Services)

Seeing this just reminded me of 911 all over again.  All the brave Firefighters who lost thier lives saving others.  As with many that will never be a day I forget. I was still in the Navy when I heard the news and thought someone was joking then I saw the news and thought this must be the preview from a new movie.  When it finally hit all I could think about was reaching my Mom because she was a nurse at a near by hospital.  Calling frantically and not getting through because the phone lines were done.  Waiting to here any news ................... I didn't found out she was OK until latter that day.

THANK GOD FOR FIREFIGHTERS

03/30/2007 08:00 PM by Caryll Miller ( Mortgage Specialist!) (AHL Financial Services LLC)

That is incredible!  Thanks for sharing it.

03/30/2007 11:29 PM by Michele Webb ABR, QSC (RE/MAX Properties, Inc.)

Amazing I have meny firefighting friends I will pass it along

Thanks

03/30/2007 11:53 PM by Keith Zimmer (RE/MAX Results)

Tish,

Cool sculpture and cool photo,pardon the pun. Thanks for sharing!!

Good Day!! have a cup of java and a smile on me :)

03/31/2007 02:51 PM by Duayne Weir - Minnesota Real Estate Agent (Investment Realities LLC/MarketLink Realty)

I was at work the day it happened, as most of us were.  I always have the radio on in my office, and I heard the breaking news on the radio and immediately ran to the "lounge" and turned the television on, no one else had heard the news at that point. I alerted the staff as to what was happening and we all watched in amazement.   I stood there in awe watching the events unfold in front of me.  Then, I watched in horror, along with probably millions of other Americans, when the second plane hit the second tower, I nearly fell to my knees.  I could not believe what I was seeing and could only hope that was I was seeing was not real.  I have been affected by many things in my life time, good and bad, but NEVER had I experienced anything like this.  For days and weeks all I could do was to watch the television, waiting for someone to say it was some kind of hoax, I couldnt even force myself to stop crying as time went on.  I will never, ever, forget 9/11 as long as I live. May God forever bless those whose lives were lost, their loved ones and all of the brave Americans that worked so hard to save so many lives in this ultimate tragedy.

03/31/2007 04:58 PM by Tish Shaftner (Marathon Realty and Auction Inc)

What a powerful image.  I share your thoughts and prayers. I honor all of the heros.

03/31/2007 06:31 PM by Joan Whitebook, ABR, e-Pro, CEBA (Buyer's Option Realty Services)

Wow, Spectacular!! Thanks for sharing!!

 

04/01/2007 03:29 AM by Brad Andersohn ~ Community Builder (ActiveRain)

Tish--

From a Minnesotan who has seen my fair share of snow sculptures...This is one of the best I have seen!

Of course now the snow is gone--yeah!

Thanks for the post!

04/01/2007 12:06 PM by Teri Eckholm, Realtor® Anoka County MN (Keller Williams Premier Realty)

very cool, thanks for the post.

04/01/2007 05:20 PM by Troy Chowanec (Remax Integrity)

WoW

04/01/2007 05:28 PM by Janessa Mondestin, Rockland County Realtor (ERA TUCKER Associates, Inc.)

Thanks for the post Tish!

My husband is a firefighter and this is always on my mind.

This was great to see. 

04/02/2007 01:57 PM by Nancy Ruben, REVA, CRESS (An Assistant On Call)

NANCY - you're so very welcome and yes, if I were in your shoes it would always be on and in my mind as well.  Shoot, I am not related to or have a firefighter within my family, but I feel like all those guys and gals ARE my family!!

04/02/2007 03:17 PM by Tish Shaftner (Marathon Realty and Auction Inc)

That is pretty amazing! So realistic! Great post!

04/02/2007 05:59 PM by Ryan Kuenkel (OPiS Ohio Property Inspection Services)

That is an amazing picture.  Thanks for the beautiful post.  I will always remember where I was when I heard about the planes hitting the towers.  I watched it on TV hearing fighter planes flying over head.  I was working at one of the steel mills near Lake Michigan.  A lot of things changed that day.

04/02/2007 06:13 PM by Ronda Myers-Waters (Willems Realtors, Principal Broker)

I had all in my office staring at my monitor - such a moving piece of art!

04/02/2007 06:32 PM by Cyndy Sujarit - Prudential Commercial PropertyCow.com Investor Network (Prudential California Realty)

That is incrediable!  Thanks for sharing.

04/04/2007 10:37 PM by Shanna Hall, GRI (Real Estate Solutions)

Wow! What a amazing picture. That must of took a lot of hours.

04/04/2007 10:45 PM by Lanre Folayan "Buy a home in Washington,DC" (EXIT PREMIER REALTY)

Brings to mind many memories, both the good and the bad-

We were starting to rebuild after the tornado we had in June,  when I heard the news & came rushing  in to our  heavily damaged house from our temporary  living quarters and found my husband & the construction crew holding hands in a circle & praying.

04/06/2007 06:40 PM by Kathleen Lordbock (Re$ale Design) ~Minnesota Home Stager~ (Re$ale Design & Home Staging)

Truly amazing. Thank you for sharing with us.

04/06/2007 10:17 PM by Phoenix Arizona Real Estate ~ Doreen McPherson (Keller Williams Arizona Realty ~ Scottsdale ~ Tempe)

Woo Hoo!  That was great!

04/06/2007 11:45 PM by Celeste "SALLY" Cheeseman (RA), HAWAII Real Estate & HAWAII Relocation (Century 21 Liberty Homes -Mililani, Hawaii)

I think I know him.  Great picture.

Charles Parrish

04/07/2007 09:05 PM by Charles Parrish (Auction Brokers, Charles Real Estate & Investors United)

Amazing photo!!   Thanks for sharing this with us.

04/10/2007 06:41 AM by Barbara Martino-Sliva, Vero Beach Real Estate, Homes for Sale (Thorpe/Sotheby's International Real Estate)

Someone has an amazing talent.  I had to look twice to make sure the guy wasn't real.

A true work of art.

04/10/2007 06:58 AM by Steven Shewell, The Mortgage Maverick (Primary Residential Mortgage, Inc.)

I just got the chills, no pun intended.

Thanks for sharing that is AWESOME!

04/10/2007 07:25 AM by Brande Bradford... South Metro Atlanta Luxury Living (Bradford Realty Group)

I love it.  Thanks for the reminder.  Great picture and thanks for sharing.  Any idea where this picture was taken?

04/10/2007 12:42 PM by Michael Hutchins - Consumer Advocate, Chicago (Michael Hutchins Ent.)

What an amazing picture! Truly makes you think...Thank you!

04/10/2007 02:08 PM by Nicolette Ceballos, Huntington Beach, Orange County, Bilingual Escrow Officer (Central Escrow, Inc., Huntington Beach, CA )

To all my new friends at activerain and especially Tish and all the people who commented- thanks for remembering. Bill Carroll retired FDNY

04/10/2007 06:46 PM by Bill Carroll

That is awesome!  A nice cool down after a fire.

04/10/2007 08:26 PM by Aaron Auxier "Hollywood's Connection to Vegas" (Luxury Realty Group)

Bill,

As long as I live and breathe, I will never forget 911 and you and people like you.  There's a  special place in my heart for all of you. 

04/11/2007 08:52 AM by Tish Shaftner (Marathon Realty and Auction Inc)

WOW

04/11/2007 09:58 AM by Frank Rubi Louisiana Real Estate-Homes for Sale (Specialized Real Estate Services, Inc.)

great pic.  Where did you hapen to find it?  I have some firefighter friends that I would like to share it with.

04/11/2007 11:35 AM by Bill Somerset, Realtor, Your Dover NH Real estate agent (Century21 Central Falls Realty)

A great reminder of what we are fighting for.

04/11/2007 11:42 AM by Brian Foxworth (Palmetto South Mortgage )

I'm uncertain as to who the artist is, but one of our own activerainers told us that this shot was taken here in NC in front of his ex-wifes house.  Unfortunately thats all I know about it right now!  I'll keep diggin' though!!

Thank you for all of your comments, I'm glad you have all enjoyed this and have been able to appreciate like I have.

04/11/2007 11:57 AM by Tish Shaftner (Marathon Realty and Auction Inc)

Very Cool!

Umm, no pun intended

Wallace at www.RealEstateWins.com

04/12/2007 06:02 PM by Wallace Hobbs (Nouveau Riche University)

The angel looks so tired, probably from watching over the fireman.  Anyone who willingly walks into a burning building is a hero.  Great tribute to them!  Thanks!

04/12/2007 06:07 PM by D G (Prudential)

your too much, where your southern girl charm

04/12/2007 08:29 PM by Missy Caulk Ann Arbor Real Estate (Keller Williams Ann Arbor, Michigan)

You're right. It is awsome.

04/12/2007 10:41 PM by Portland Oregon Real Estate >> Wayne B. Pruner, GRI (Oregon First)

Last night I was channel surfing and came across this sweet movie of someone who was helping the fire captain (sorry as I don't know the correct title) who had to give eulogies for eight fire fighters that died in the line of duty on Sept. 11.  It was very touching and then today, I met a new client to show him a home and he is a fire fighter and came in his jacket which had a badge of his station.  I wanted to say something, especially after having seen that movie, but did not know what to say--I had such a respect for him and just knew how proud he was to be a fire fighter.  Then I saw this picture tonight and read all the comments--thank you for posting it.

04/12/2007 11:16 PM by Cathy Tishhouse Royal Oak and Birmingham Real Estate (RE/MAX Showcase Homes)

Missy,

huh?  My southern girl charm is right here, sittin' beside me. lol

04/13/2007 06:45 AM by Tish Shaftner (Marathon Realty and Auction Inc)

Wow!!

04/14/2007 12:11 AM by Karen Radzinski (Keller Williams)

Tish, Thanks for the great picture!  Much appreciated.

04/14/2007 12:41 AM by Greg Herson (John L. Scott Real Estate)

Cathy,

I couldnt think of a better group of people to share this with!

04/28/2007 08:20 AM by Tish Shaftner (Marathon Realty and Auction Inc)

Wow,  Great job, I can't imagine how much time and talent is needed to make something like that.  It is really COOL.

04/28/2007 09:57 AM by Toronto Real Estate | Steven Campbell | Sales Representative (Homelife Victory Realty Inc., Brokerage*)

How beautiful and touching.  We went to ground zero awhile back and I was struck by the quiet, respectful manner everyone observed at the sight.  This art inspires that feeling.  The artist is truly gifted.

Thanks for sharing,

Fran

04/29/2007 12:11 AM by Fran Gatti - Crescent City CA Real Estate (RE/MAX Coastal Redwoods)

Tish,

Boy, you sure got my attention. Speaking of 9/11, I, like so many others saw the second tower hit. I  couldn't believe my eyes. I'm a 25 year member of our volunteer fire department. Most of us spent the day together watching all the followup. Even now it is hard to believe anything like this could happen in America.  As a firefighter I purchased a 2003 Fire Fighter special edition Ultra Classic. That's a Harley of course. Have a great day.

Alaska Don 

05/16/2007 01:00 AM by Donald Sutherland-Inspector-Seward, Alaska (Marathon Constructors Inspection Services)

I was cruising in the rain and saw this amazing tribute, what a wonderful sculpture.

05/16/2007 10:53 PM by Frank Harris (Keller Williams Realty Centre)

wow

I keep saying wow in my comments but wow lol 

That's amazing, it reminds me of something I saw on TV, forget the show or channel; but it was this guy who did murals on dusty cars. I mean full blown detailed pictures made out of dust on a car lol

Thought of that because of the amount of time and effort it took and the stunning quality of the finished product but how short lived it is when the sun comes out =\

Great tribute to remember the NYFD though <3 

05/16/2007 11:01 PM by Abraham Chaffin - Cambria Real Estate (Sand Shell Realty)

What a gorgeous vision. I love it! and thank god I am looking at it in May because even now it looks so freezing to me.

05/17/2007 11:22 AM by Anna Lukyanova (Century 21 Sundance Realty)

Amazing! Glad You shared :)

05/17/2007 01:06 PM by Valerie Betz (First Choice Equity Group)

Thanks for sharing, amazing is right!

IS it alright to copy this opictur for our office.

Ken

05/17/2007 03:49 PM by Ken Kirkpatrick (Kirkpatrick, Sale & Rental Management)

What an Awsome reminder.....thanks for sharing

05/17/2007 10:23 PM by Robert Cramer (Five Star Property Inspections)

Tish-

I am in Middletown NJ, we had termendous losses here, in some cases more than one member in the same family.  I still look at our horizon and can't believe that the Towers are no longer there.  I was working in NYC when they were being built.

This brought tears to my eyes and a chill, feels like yesterday that it all happened.

Thanks, I will share it with many.

Heather

 

05/21/2007 07:05 AM by Heather K. Colella,Broker/Salesperson ABR, CRS, GRI (Gloria Nilson GMAC)

That is Crazy.  Very cool piece of art. 

05/21/2007 08:27 AM by Mortgage Professional (XYZ)