Oooh, Scarecrows

The past few years I have visited Cheekwood Botanical Gardens here in Nashville during their Fall Fest activities. Their out of this world Scarecrow display situated in the Turner Seasons Garden was a hoot both in 2015, and was even better in 2016. Here's a little flashback to wet your whistle should you decide to create your own scarecrow for your yard. What a hoot and oh, so cute. I have two favorites. Can you guess? OK, I'll tell. I love the scarecrow with the pumpkin head and pigtails and I love the country musician with the hat and guitar. They are both my favorites. Hope you enjoyed this look back at some of the best of the best scarecrows from the Fall Fest at Cheekwood. I'm going to try and take in the exhibit for 2017. Can't wait. And to those Floridians suffering from Hurricane Irma, my thoughts and prayers go out to you. ENJOY!

Southern Roots Exhibit

One of the many 'goings on' offered at Cheekwood Botanical Gardens throughout the year are exhibitions featuring various artists using different mediums such as wood, glass, bronze and steel. Throughout the Summer months this year you can view several works of art on exhibit throughout the botanical gardens by the world renowned sculptor, Steve Tobin. His Southern Roots exhibition features several large sculptures from his 'Steelroots' series. The large white sculpture in the background of this first image towers 15 feet tall and weighs some 7000 pounds. It is my favorite outdoor sculpture in this series. The fact that it is situated right in the center of my favorite garden at Cheekwood, the Bradford Robertson Color Garden, doesn't hurt either.

During my visit, as I wondered throughout the grounds capturing images of the beautiful Tulip displays, I would turn occasionally and notice this sculpture looming in the distance. Before I left the gardens I stopped to capture this second image as I stood on the outskirts of the color garden. The flower gardens in full bloom is exhibit enough for me, especially the Tulip Display, but having these gorgeous sculptures on display makes for a much more interesting visit. I hope your week is off to a good start. I will be back soon. By the by, I had another post up today, but deleted it. It just wasn't cutting it for me. And I am a woman after all which means I can change my mind. ENJOY!