We're supposed to be getting crazy weather today. Just a few weeks ago we were in spring with temps in the 60's and 70's. The flowers had popped on the trees, the tulips and daffodils were blooming and the grass was growing tall. What happened to spring, though? We've cooled down, and for the past week or so there has even been snow in parts of the state, some of it very heavy. I want spring to return. But, if it rains, I'm prepared. When I visited Milwaukee last year, I met up with a fellow writer, Zhie, and her husband a couple of times for dinner and drinks. They were really fun people and I fell in love with Zhie's Samuri-style umbrella. Since my own umbrella was broken, I needed a replacement. I just received my own Samuri-style umbrella in the mail yesterday. Now I'm set! Call me happy and bring on the rain!
My DH and I are tempted to go to the Minneapolis Institute of Art for Art In Bloom tomorrow. We happened to be at the Institute on the last day that they did this event and it was really interesting, even if it was more crowded than usual. The publicity text states:
Join us for the 29th year of Art in Bloom, a four-day festival of fresh floral arrangements and fine art, presented by the Friends of the Institute at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. This splendid spring celebration and fund-raiser highlights the talents of more than 150 floral artists, whose work will be on view next to the works of art that inspired them.
The interpretations of the artwork in florals can range from just the colors to the actual sweeps of figures and sometimes the addition of sculptures, etc to have similarities to the artwork. Then the flowers are placed next to the artwork that influenced their construction. It's really interesting to see the inspiration next to the created work. Some of them are fabulous. We'll consider going, but having a lazy day at home also has its charms so...hard to say what we'll end up with.
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