It's Fountain Day!!

It is Fountain Day today here in Kansas City.  I love when they turn the fountains on, a sure sign of warm spring days to come!

Here are some fun fountain facts.........

-Kansas City ranks second in the world in number of fountains erected in the city. Only Rome, Italy has more.

-The first fountains in Kansas City were designed by the Humane Society to provide water for horses and dogs. Don't you just love that!!

-One fountain flows year-round and forms a winter ice sculpture. It is the Northland Fountain. - This is the fountain close to our house. 

-Some of the statues located in Kansas City's fountains are 300 years old.

This is one of my favorites - JC Nichols Memorial Fountain on the Plaza