2008 Summer Vacation Day Two, Part Two
Welcome to the Missouri Botanical Garden
We just happened to be there during a traveling art exhibit called NIKI which really added to the beautiful park. We spent a few hours there appreciating the tranquil beauty and posing for photos.
The first Sculpture we stumbled upon. Daphne and I called it 'Squirting Serpents'. The real name of this piece is 'Arbre serpents'. You can take a photo tour of the entire exhibit online and learn all kinds of cool information about the exhibits and the artist.
The kids had a lot of fun posing for pics.
Proving they still have some playfulness in there somewhere - they climbed all over some of the sculptures.
Can You find the Patriotic fish?
We stumbled across this great pond full of fish and had a fun feeding frenzy.
FEED US!!!
Laughing at the crazy fish.
We finally found some flowers : )
Taking a rest.
Glass art.
Lee's purple bulbs.
Under the Mistletoe?
On the way back toward the condo we saw a brown park sign that pointed toward a covered bridge. We decided to take the turn and found the Sandy Creek Covered Bridge State Historic Site.
The original structure was built in 1872 and remained intact until 1886 when a flood destroyed it. It was rebuilt the same year to the original specifications using some of the original timber and abutments. The Sandy Creek Covered Bridge was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.
I never understood the reason behind covered bridges but read they were designed to protect the iron and timber trusses from the weather, serve as shelter from rain and wind for uncovered buggies and carriages, and keep horses from being spooked while crossing the bridge.
Nick crossing through the bridge.
Back at the Condo we prepared a spaghetti dinner and watched an episode of Charmed before we turned in for the night.