Hi everyone. Happy Friday. Another week has flown by, and here in the US it’s the start to a long weekend. Memorial Day is a day to honor fallen soldiers, and often is a time to visit cemeteries to visit loved ones that have passed, even if they were not fallen soldiers. And unofficially, it is the start to the summer season.
Sounds like the weather in my area will be cool and even a bit wet but definitely not feeling like summer.
Today I will be joining Nicole for Friday Face Off with some faces. I will also be joining Gillena for her Friday Lunch Break.
Last week my local botanical garden (Bedrock Gardens) opened for the season. I always get a season pass, not only to help support them, but also so I can visit as much as I'd like between May and October. The other interesting thing is that they are part of the American Horticulture Society. If a garden belongs then you can visit any other member garden for free with your membership. When we visited Magnolia Gardens in South Carolina last month both my husband and I were able to get in for free, and just that entrance fee would have cost more than my membership to my local garden. I love that I'm already ahead of the game. 😏 But not as much as I love visiting my local garden. 👍
One of the original founders of these gardens is a woman named Jill Nooney. She is also an artist who makes some fun sculptures with found materials. She sees things in those bits and pieces I certainly don't. She has many of her pieces displayed at the gardens.
These first 2 are some new sculptures in the garden.
There were also a few sculptures at the little shop area at the entrance to the gardens. Here's a few of the choices you could buy if you had a little extra cash.
I really like this next one. (And it's probably how I looked when the bear visited my yard last week at 3 AM.)
Too bad her sculptures, although not ridiculously expensive, were just a bit pricey from my present budget. 😏 Wishing everyone a wonderful Friday and start to your weekend.
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Those are fantastic! I love every one of them, but the couple on the bench is probably my favorite, although it's hard to choose.
I find these are interesting rather than appealing, Erika. I don’t think I could have been tempted to part with my money. All the best - David
The sculptures are beautiful...but I am not going to pay 650 bucks for that...
Lovely sculptures.
...thanks for taking me to Bedrock Gardens again!
Erika bom dia, esculturas magníficas, desejo um ótimo final de semana bjs.
That first one is hard to miss!
She has QUITE the imagination!
Interesting sculptures. Happy you linked to AFFF at Lunch Break
Have a wonderful weekend
Much love
Those are very fun sculptures. Hopefully, our weather will get and stay warmer and it won't rain every weekend during the Summer.
Thanks, Erika, for noting the true meaning of Memorial Day, which sadly is often overlooked. We have been to Bedrock Gardens and after seeing these new sculptures, a return visit may be in order this year. Enjoy the holiday weekend. There’s a full slate of activates scheduled for downtown Nashua.
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