Beyond Van Gogh

On Friday, I wrote about the Van Gogh exhibit we visited.

"I did not know much about Van Gogh and had only seen his artwork on occasion.

I had never read or studied any details about his life.

Still, I wanted to see this display, Beyond Van Gogh in Atlantic City, NJ"

We went last Thursday, none of his original artwork was displayed,

the exhibit told the story of his life, talked about the relationship he had with his brother,  

how he viewed his own life and his art.

It took a little over an hour to see all 3 rooms and enjoy all of the artwork.

What a fun afternoon!

Beyond Van Gogh

I did not know much about Van Gogh and had only seen his artwork here and there.

I had never read or studied any details about his life.

Still, I wanted to see this display, Beyond Van Gogh in Atlantic City, NJ

We finally went yesterday and the experience was really amazing!

We had such a nice time and the experience was amazing.

I have been super busy and I am taking my nieces shopping for back to school clothes today.

I will share more of the amazing pictures another day!

Miss. Mamma Mallard

It was an especially beautiful day for a drive in the car.

We decided on Lake of the Lilies where I spotted this Female Mallard resting in the overgrowth.

Playing beside her were 2 baby goslings. 

I assume she birthed more but they were lost to larger prey.

awwww...the circle of life!

Marrards, they always look so sweet, so happy...like they are smiling!!

The little ones were adorable, 

frolicing about in the grass until momma guestered to them to rest underneath her.

Perhaps she saw me and was worried about her little ones being hurt.

They were not outrightly visible here in the overgrowth, she was doing a good job of protecting them.

I also spotted this bird which looks to be a Juvenile Chipping Sparrow.

- not every lake dreams to be an ocean, blessed are the ones who are happy with whom they are -

Mueller"s Flowers & Gifts

I think this is a really good place to share opinions on movies and TV shows.

We recently watched,

"Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn't Exist".

A true story which was super sad but I do not regret watching it.

Also,

"Trainwreck: Woodstock 1999" was interesting and we enjoyed "Uncharted".

One we loved..."Wedding Season"!

So with thoughts of weddings and flowers,

I thought I would share pictures from the outside of this florist I love...

It was larger and a little grander in the past, but it burnt to the ground in 2017.

The owners choose this new spot to reopen their business which has

been around for almost 90 years.

Mueller's Flowers and Gifts is next door to Marigold a restaurant we adore.

It is so cute inside and the food is amazing.

I have written about previous visits to this restaurant here and here.

Are you still playing Wordle?

The hubs and I play together, it's something we look forward to every day!

The Crepe Myrtle Ride

We finally took our Crepe Myrtle drive around this area.

When the Crepe Myrtle bloom here, 

the trees are filled with large, dramatic, colorful flowers.   

Crepe Myrtle are shrubs or small trees that grow at a fast rate,

with height increases of more than two feet per year.

We drove around, stopped and photographed every tree,

and there "may" have been some "trespassing" 

involved in the taking of these pictures...

but I'll never tell...

Too many? I know...I can't help myself!

I could not help but photograph this sweet, colorful little garden.