North Beach Boardwalk and Michael R Frazer Sunrise Garden

We visited the Michael R Frazer Sunrise Garden in June with its clever sculptures, flowers and wildlife.  The garden was apparently renamed in 2022 after the former mayor.  It is rare to find such a pretty small garden.  There are steep little bridges.  The boardwalk next to it is lovely too.  I recommend visiting in the off season or maybe early in the day due to parking issues.  The beach is quite expensive to park your beach towel on.

Frederick Maryland Art Continued

A fun surprise in Frederick MD.

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Frederick Maryland Art May 3, 3019

 Trump L'oeil art, optical illusion.  The painting actually looked like this

 until you looked at it from the side!

 Which is real and which is art?  There was a bridge, a wall and a support wall.  and a FLAT mallard duck and a painting of a bird bath

 No gate here, or real ivy

 Lovely canal

Annmarie Garden Exhibit Ebb and Flow

Save the Date:  Friday, May 24, 2019,  5-8 pm. Enjoy the evening when they announce a few winners of the main summer exhibit.  Usually there are light refreshments and music.

The Ebb and Flow Art Exhibit at Annmarie Garden will include my lovely photo of a Michigan Beach at sunset.

The exhibit will be on display from May 24 through September 2nd.  I plan to be there to meet the other artists and my friends on May 24th.

http://www.annmariegarden.org/annmarie2/content/ebb-flow-power-water

Yucatan Mexico Merida Feb 4, 2018

A Day In Merida

With only a half day after a late night wedding, we visited a fascinating museum about the history and culture of the Mayans and a dinosaur exhibit for the afternoon before a nice dinner.

We visited the Gran Museo del Mundo Maya
(Grand Museum of the Mayan World)

 Chac Mool-the rain god

 Ek Balam replica of the front part of the Acropolis

 Ek Balam art

 Ball court hoop next to the Ek Balam exhibit

Museum staircase

 

Mexican flag

Fan Vendor from downtown Merida

Merida Colonial downtown vendors.  Merida is known for embroidery and guayaberas, shirts usually made with 4 pockets.

 Amaro Restaurant photos start here

Hanging decorations

 Whimsical folk art was on the edges of the outdoor restaurant.  I loved the pink boots!

 This artwork had a huge sparkly tongue.  Is it a mermaid or a dragon or a dog?  Really fanciful!

Nearby Pancho's restaurant looked interesting.

Blue Ridge Parkway Oct 29, 2017 Lynchburg, VA

We made a detour into Lynchburg to visit a relative, and had a good breakfast at Market at Main Restaurant downtown.  The weather was rainy and gray in the morning and late in the day, as we headed to Big Meadows Lodge in Shenandoah National Park.

Sweet Potato Waffles for breakfast, a new treat.

 Just sweet!

A piano on the streets of Lynchburg in the art district that invited visitors to have their own outdoor concert.

It looks like a school bus, but it is art!

 A wall mural nearby.

A fountain on the edge of town.

" Country roads, take me home..."

The James River Bridge.  It was quite windy up there.

And you guessed it, the James River

A lock demo on the other side of the river.

The return walk across the bridge

 A cutie pie we met in the James River visitor center parking lot.

Aren't they cute?

Sarita

Otter creek falls

 Otter creek

Lovely day, not.