An evening out, geocaching

Another geocaching evening out. This time we were following a series that highlights art installations in Blue Springs.

Our first find was near "Subdued Radiance" by Beth Nybeck of Iowa. It was made out of galvanized steel by the fine arts major.


Next, we searched for a while near Catch Me If You Can. This piece was created by Rosie Sandifer of Lubbock, Texas. Unfortunately, we did not find this one.



Our next try was called Swift Cache. Apparently, Blue Springs Park and Rec have decided to put up places for Chimney Swifts to nest. This was an easy one.






After dinner, we looked around an installation by Alexander Tylevich. It was named Favorite of the Year by Americans for the Arts Year in Review 2003. It was near here that Jason and I spotted a chicken out wandering around and thought it to be rather odd.




Our final stop was Tumble Weeds by Karl Saliter of Cornwall Bridge, Conn. This one took us a while, but we eventually got it before we called it a night.

Decorating with old icing

Jason's Birthday Weekend

Jason just turned the big 2-7 and his only special request for his birthday weekend was a trip to the art museum. Nothing special for dinner, no gift he was yearning for, just a trip to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Definitely a do-able request.
We went to Kansas City on Halloween and spent a very nice fall afternoon admiring sculptures on the museum lawn. We also caught a tour of works by American artists such as Thomas Hart Benton and George Caleb Bingham and then explored a little on our own.
At home, we finally did something with the pumpkin we picked out from the store. It had been sitting in our garage for days and I was feeling a little sad for it. Jason and I agreed that it was too late in the day, and we were too lazy to carve something clever into the pumpkin, so we took a friend's advice and drew a Pi sign on the pumpkin. (Get it? Pumpkin Pi(e)?) It kind of represents Jason's school experience these past months.

Original by Oliver

I just got the best birthday present ever: an original by Oliver.