Plants, Lillies, and George Washington

I have had a whirlwind of a week with guests here and tomorrow I am having a PC party and again will be stressed about having a clean house.
Highlights of my week !

My in laws took our family to the Atlanta Botanical Gardens . There were few flowers in bloom, but lots of trees and and various foliage. It seems like a good place to visit on a crisp morning in the spring when the flowers are blooming or a day when you want to read a book and find peace in nature. I was drawn to a lot
of the architectural design of the plants and trees. Especially the lady featured above.

They also had other features and of course I am drawn to the lily pads because it reminds me of England. Nothing truly beats an English Garden or a French Garden. It looks like there is a fish in there, but no frogs ! I guess I am also drawn to it because of Monet's Water Lilies.

 I see them and I think take me there. Take me there with something good to drink and bread and cheese and a good book and a hammock or a comfy mat...maybe some classical music ?

I attended one of our training classes this week. We have a new American Experience exhibit opening. Its a combination of several contributors : The Louvre, The High Museum, the Terra Foundation for American Art out of Chicago and the Crystal Bridges Museum from all places...Arkansas ? It's portrait art and focusing more on the portraiture of George Washington. I like American History a lot and especially our Founding Fathers ex. George Washington. I like George for many many reasons : He was a serious man, he demanded respect, he was brave enough to be the First President of the United States, etc etc . Good things happening at that time. There were no democrats or republicans...there was good news to be had ! We were a great nation at that time with much to learn about and explore etc. Yeah, okay maybe those are lame reasons, but those are my reasons.

done by Gilbert Stuart

One of the coolest things yesterday was to hear the curator talk about this art and look upstairs and see that it's being installed. This painting of George is enormous and I found it emotional to see. If I had not been shadowing a science tour the museum offers called STEAM than I would have just glanced over the rope and taken it all in. I am so grateful for the opportunity to have experiences such of these that bring my joy.