Usually when I come to the Bead & Button show, I don't get an opportunity to explore the city during the day. All of my exploration is left after dark when the show is over for the day. Today my flight got in early and I took the chance to walk around and see a different side of Milwaukee.
Above is a small selection of pieces I saw by artists: (From left to right) Catherine Lusurier, Erwin Redl, Abbott H. Thayer, and Bruce Pearson.
After I finished up at the art museum, I found a connecting system of park trails and walked several miles through the trails. Along the trail was a REALLY nice coffee roaster called Alterra Coffe Roaster. It was a cute little stop that seemed hip.
I saw a lot of different plants and kept stopping to take pictures. People would stop and stare and ask questions when they saw me squatting on the side of the trail or climbing up a hill. It was nice to talk to the various people, but what I enjoyed best was the solitude and the quiet of nature. I relished the sounds of the birds, the smell of the clover and flowers, and the exploration of my own thoughts as much the exploration of the trails.
I liked finding little things, little things that might normally get passed by. I liked freezing a moment, that to most would seem insignificant.
Like a flower on the steps of the Urban Ecology Center...
8 comments:
I'm glad you got the opportunity to have a look around Milwaukee during the day. I love the photos! The tennis ball gave me flashbacks of mowing lawns with dad and made me laugh.
Those koi are great. I love that they are swimming up a boarded window. And that spider web is fantastic. I am uneasy with spiders but love their architecture.
It sounds like you really enjoyed it - I almost feel homesick, I was walking around that area a lot, our offices are just down the road and I know the area very well.
Nicki
You are my favorite travel agent! Great places and fantastic beads and jewelry all from home!
Great photos - loved them. The koi are so amazing - and I love to see a new art museum. Sounds like a great walk!!
lovely photos, andrew!
After having lived in Milwaukee...the only thing I really miss is the Calatrava....I enjoyed a lot of their exhibits...especially the Dale Chihuly glass sculpture in the Quadracci Pavilion....wished you had posted a pic, I think your readers would have enjoyed it....its just sooo brilliant!
Have fun at B&B.....
I just love the way you view the world! That museum is so cool when the sail is open! I have never been inside but I hear it is great. And you notice the little things...I would love to go on a walk with you sometime just to soak up that attention to your surroundings! Enjoy the day!
Erin
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