That IS a cute picture, and you did a fine job composing and shooting it. And you made the right choice, uploading the color version -- people can convert this to B&W if they wish, but they'd be hard-pressed to convert the B&W back into color!
I agree with gjwahl. Besides all of which, the statue itself is in black and white naturally. I don't like to see foliage in black and white as there isn't enough surface to make it work effectively in my humble opinion. :)
"The artist is a receptacle for emotions that come from all over the place; from the sky, from the earth, from a scrap of paper, from a passing shape, from a spider’s web." Pablo Picasso