And NOW, back to our regularly scheduled programming...

Dear Daughter and I had a lovely time on her Easter break.
We both love the BEACH

and this lovely view is just a couple of hours further from her college. I was looking forward to relaxing and knitting to the sound of the waves, perhaps taking a stroll to collect shells....
but she was all about Adventuring and had a long list of attractions and amusements on her list.
We compromised.
I agreed to go here

so she could look at movie memorabilia and eat fries
if she would accompany me to this

amazing sculpture garden established in the 1930's.
She astonished me by knowing a LOT about sculpture, and as she skipped from statue to statue in
the Classical garden, exclaiming at the mythic figures and regaling me with tales of their histories, a small group of people began to follow us around. One couple in particular, he with at least EIGHT cameras around his neck and strapped across his back, she clearly more interested in the flora...got closer and closer, and finally he leaned over to me and said "She's WAY more interesting than that docent we followed around yesterday!" teehee.

I had a particular sculpture I had wanted to see *in person* and so I made it kind of a treasure hunt...let's see if we can find Mommy's favorite on this thousand acres of historic preservation property.
We took a pontoon boat ride to learn about the early days of the rice plantation, and saw alligators and bald cypress trees and heard an interesting description of the War of Northern Aggression ("warnt nothin CIVIL about it, folks") ending the prosperous days of the plantation owners who had no labor costs or income taxes to "worry about". THAT prompted a rather lively discussion as we walked on to look for more sculptures...

We loved this particular wall installation (it looks like an ocean wave, we think) and the incredible tulips

but then we finally found what I was looking for....

BENEDICTION by Daniel French. AMAZING.

I did finish Clapotis, and am nearly halfway through Klaralund, the Cardigan. Tomorrow there will more than likely be a Special Guest on the blog...so I've got to go do laundry and get this place cleaned up...
Namaste.

Comments

[Norma]

Wow, that sculpture garden looks AMAZING! Gotta add that to my list of 1,000 places to see before I die...

[Robin]

I have been to that sculpture garden, at least I think so. It is in South Carolina, am I right?

[Wendy]

Thanks for the photos -- it sounds as though you had a lovely time. And thank you also for the lovely card you sent me -- it brightened my day considerably!

[monica]

What a beautiful place to spend Easter.

[mia]

I love the looks of that garden. I love the ocean photo - both the real ocean and the sculpture. I am happy that you had fun there.

[Pubah]

Gotta be SC! Wow, what a wonderful trip. Good to have you back again.

[J Strizzy]

I'm glad you and DB were able to compromise -- that's what makes a great vacation.

Now what I want to know is: where is that sculpture garden?!? It looks beautiful...

[Rachael]

Can't wait for the special guest... I hope it's Debbie Duck! That's my guess.
xo

[Melissa]

Beatutiful sculpure garden... I love the Benediction statue....