Vacation and blog break are done...

We had a wonderful time on our vacation last week. We didn't go away, but took some day trips and accomplished some things at home. The weather was beautiful and we enjoyed spending time together. One of our first outings was to visit the Frederick Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids.  It is on 158 acres and features over 200 sculpture works.

We have visited here many times, but we always enjoy it.

 One of the best known sculptures is this horse.  It is 24 feet tall and is cast from a work of DaVinci.  One was cast for Meijer Gardens, another for the city of Milan, Italy.  It is really amazing to see in person.

 One new section has opened since our last visit is the new Japanese Garden.  It covers 8 acres.

 There is a Japanese tea house, which we didn't go in because there were a lot of people waiting in line.

I think this bridge is so pretty!

 There is a display of many bonsai trees.

As we walked along the edge of the lake, we saw this heron standing and watching.

The lake is beautiful!

 Another section of the Gardens, is the childrens garden. It's filled with fun activities and plantings, water activities and tiny passages.

Another cute sculpture.

We also visited the woodland garden which is one of our favorite areas.  It's always good to visit the Gardens.
Tomorrow I'll share a few more things we did during our time off.