as promised my brother john wrote about his (often) weekly date with spouse pam to the Fredrick Meijer Gardens Sculpture Park, in grand rapids where we all grew up and where, of the six of us, he still lives.as promised my brother john wrote about his (often) weekly date with spouse pam to the Fredrick Meijer Gardens Sculpture Park, in grand rapids where we all grew up and where, of the six of us, he still lives.
Our trek to the gardens was greeted with the arrival of Art Prize exhibits in certain areas of the grounds. Art Prize, which you can google, is a second year phenomenon that brings in artists from around the city, state, country and world to freely exhibit their works, with the winner receiving $250,000. It has over 1,700 artists entered with 190 venues around the city.
The majority of the art works are in downtown Grand Rapids but the venues such as Meijer Gardens add to the breadth of the event. It is quite a site to behold and has brought thousands of visitors and even us home bodies out and about the city. Worth a look at the Art Prize web site. The evenings here are definitely bringing the autumn feel as well. The cranes were still in the pond trees, the geese were moving around ever so slightly, and other than a few raccoons rummaging around the walk ways it was very quiet and peaceful. Love, John
