Monday, March 9, 2015

Monet to Matisse..





On sunny warm days...
one should always venture out
and take in art shows...
and stroll around 
banyan trees..


shouldn't one?












the weather has finally cooperated and we 
are enjoying warm sunshine..
which makes me want to get the beach...
gentle reader...
but we will save that trip for another day...


when Meg DeWeese, 
my dear friend and the owner of 
EsScentuals
and 142 Bis Gallery..
decided to vacation with us,
it seemed a perfect
opportunity to see the Monet to Matisse show
in 
St. Petersburg




Moi and Meg with Girl Standing By Window..




the MFA
is a gorgeous building 
near the water 
and 
a huge park...








the grounds are sumptuous and tree filled...







and since the MFA
would not allow photography 
you get trees instead...

Palms and banyans...







but knowing how you all love the color green
and most of you are tree huggers as well..
I did not think that would be too much of a hardship for you...







I tried to capture the scale and size of this banyan...









which spreads almost a block wide...









the branches of this tree above are enormous...







and as it sends it's tendrils to earth, 
it takes root and turns into a larger tree...








it was a beautiful day...
to be near the water in a gorgeous park...







the show was decent... 
but
the company was divine...



Ciao, Ciao!