Friday Favorite Feature 15 — Meijer Gardens Seasonal Indoor Railway Garden

railway garden The Railway Garden creates a winter wonderland during the University of Michigan Health-West: Christmas & Holiday Traditions exhibition. Trains weave their way around holiday-themed horticulture and dozens of West Michigan and Sister City miniature landmarks—made of natural materials—within the Grace Jarecki Seasonal Display Greenhouse. — from the website On Tuesday I was invited…

Tidbits in Hackley Library

image link (the rest of the pics in this post are mine) Thursday, after lunch and visiting the art museum, we walked next door to Hackley Library.  Hackley Library is one of the oldest buildings in town (1890.)  Like the art museum, it was built by funds donated by lumber baron, Charles Hackley.  Hackley funded…

Muskegon Museum of Art Exhibit — Oddities & Delights 2023

Not only did I see the lamps on Thursday but this small exhibit of items that don’t easily fall into categories.  From the museum website: Oddities and Delights is an exploration of the fun, whimsical, and strange artworks in the Muskegon Museum of Art’s permanent collection. Fantastical vehicles made from discarded parts, a chest freezer…

TankaTuesday 335 — Honeymoon’s Postures

Eugène Manet on the Isle of Wight (1875) by Berthe Morisot As you freshen up, I wait, gaze upon two proper ladies; ruffled white blossoms, flushed with salty air, stare, hungry robins. Gull’s cry breaks the spell; guilt flops and lodges. “Where for tea?” you ask. Startled, I turn to meet your sparkling blue eyes….

Doodads — Meijer Garden Saturday with Family

Older son and I met up with younger son, his wife, and the grandbaby at Meijer Gardens. A perfect day to spend time with family at a place I never get tired of visiting. It is a jewel of the region. Thank you Meijer Family and all of the donors and members for making it…

micropoetry at the garden shoppe

I went to a garden shop the other day and found a sweet batch of lawn ornaments. Five baby dragonscurl and roll in warm sunshinewaiting for mommy   granite effigiescall feathered friends in to bathespring water and green   purred in contentmentmoon settles in her beinglost in last summer   lands in front of meall…

Art-ificially Yours — Tonight’s Dessert

Ima finish this song, then comes dessert.  Can you guess who’s chosen tonight? Picasso Piano Tiger AI image with Bing by Paula Light Paula Light is the host of Art-ificially Yours.