At the visitor's center, I almost kicked somebody in the head when I found out the art museums were all closed on Mondays. Considering THAT was the ONLY reason I voted on the trip, I pouted like a little baby.
Luckily, the actual baby, Nova, was strapped to my torso, making it very difficult for me to feel negative emotions for long...
Music from an organ ambled into the air from a distance. My brother Cole and I hiked in the direction of the sound. It's eerie hollow yell led us to this door.
Someone played alone behind the large steel ediface, filling the park with the sound of yearning without a face.
We tried to peak through the cracks and saw nothing. But the music still moved me...
Then, wooed by the promise of peace and zen, we followed the path to the Japanese Friendship Garden. At $4 dollars a head I thought 'this better be good,' and it wasn't, but then again it totally was. I do remember this...a room with a view...
Why does this big picture window with its rock garden view calm you? Who knows. But it does. Why ask why? That's so zen.
Maroon trees and bamboo forests. Bonsai trees and pithy Japanese paintings.
And then there was that koi pond...
We leave in a hurry, and I miss the tea pavilion. Next time, next time... We scurry to meet our sister at the lily pond.
Next, we meander through the cool shade of the botanical building. Where the caged birds sing...
We squirl at carnivourous plants and medusa's heads...These are the stories that incite the imagination...
I see an abstract painting in the flowers. I snatch the picture. I color it neon to make it mine.
We meet the rest of the fams at the IMAX to go "Under the Sea." My sis and I sat in a corner with Nova as she slept...and I wouldn't of had it any other way. When Nova awoke, she watched the gargantuan screen with us.
My fave part? At one point, Nova screamed, scared out of her wits, when a creepy crab pounced on a fish, chewing it to bits. I love that she vocalized that terror. Even at 7 months, it's amazing we already know what's f'ed up and scary.
Speaking of scary, we also saw the BodyWorlds exhibit. Creepy? Pretty? Smart? Educational? Hmmm....I got words waiting for this....
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I won't go see the Body Works exhibit as I'm not sure that I'd want some stranger looking at my dead but plasticized body when I've gone... doesn't seem respectful at all but other than that.. is it art? is it science? Or just a rather gross carnival sideshow? So I must admit it catches my attention but I will not see it. I also don't slow down to see road accidents either.
haha! i felt the same way, that exhibit has been in a few towns where i've been and i've always not really cared to go. but since all the art museums were closed :-(, i went. it was hmmmm....weird? definitely interesting tho, and not as gruesome as i thought. But also more gruesome than i thought in a way, all those slices! but not traumatizing thankfully. i think u'll be fine if you don't ever see it :-)
GREAT pics!! What kind of camera do you use (though I am sure it's the camera operator and not the camera)?
Hi Maggie Madison!
I use a Olympus SP-500UZ! It's a bit dated, and I would DIE FOR a DSLR! But I love to mess with pics afterwards too on picture editors, so I try to picture fix to make up for any camera deficiencies! Thanks for asking and the compliments of course ;-)!
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