Weekend

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I'm going to need to borrow a kid this halloween...

 When I was googling images to put in this post the other day, I came across some awesome Back to the Future-inspired things.  First and foremost, how adorable is ^^that Halloween costume^^?!  And it fits onto a wagon?  Uh, not just cute but practical!  I'm going to need to borrow a kid this Halloween to take trick or treating in this costume/vehicle creation.

Also, I found a cool minimalist print based off the movie.  I love how different artists interpret media and just thought I'd share.

Happy Friday!

 

*all images found on google images

Black and Whites of the Bridge

When we went to the pedestrian bridge and I was clicking away on my camera, I also took some black and whites.  When the bridge had beautiful colors going on inside?!?! What?!  Yes, I couldn't help but try a few black and whites.  And actually, they turned out kind of fun (I think). 

 

See what you think: 

Don't worry, you won't have to see anymore pictures from this ped bridge.  I'm done, I promise.  Sorry if it was photo overload from this particular spot. ;)

The Putnam

Friday, during the day, we went to the Putnam Museum.  When I was in elementary school, we'd go there for class field trips, but since then I hadn't been back.  And elementary school was a while ago, so it was kind of novel going back.  The museum is small, but does well at trying to host a variety of exhibits-I can see why they took us there on field trips as kids.

^^This is a replica of a coral reef made completely out of yarn.  It was crocheted and manipulated to represent various parts and organisms of a reef.  If you're interested in how the exhibit was made or just more about it, you can go here, here, and here.

The aquatic section of the museum.  There was a fake submarine set up so Spenser got to practice shifting a rover and I, well I... just enjoyed looking out the bubble windows.  Guess I was meant to be a passenger as far as submarines go?

^^The museum covers all kinds of cultures and periods: Native Americans, ancient Egypt, Asia, the Americas.  It also has a lot of local history, recounting settlers on the Mississippi River and life in the Quad Cities up til now.  Some of the old black and white photos were so neat.  It is always amazing to see a past version of a place you know.  And of course, my favorite era... 

We closed the visit by spending some time in the children's discovery area.  I climbed inside the large tree and Spenser crafted structures with natural wood pieces.  Or shall I say engineered them? ;)  Regardless, we had fun playing around.

I heart trees, even the fake ones. ;)

 

Color Changes

^^a few blurred pictures of me in motion taken by spenser that I love all the same, blur included.

There's a suspended walking bridge downtown that we went to before the movie.  Like I said in my last post-the lights change colors!  It was so neat to see how the lights changed the look of both what was inside (see the blue Chelsea^^ and all the colors on Spenser^^) and what was outside.  Looking through the windows you could see some of downtown, the river and the surrounding area including where we had just walked.  It was a magnificent view and the crazy colors just added to it. ;)

 

 

 

 

pretty lights

Whoahoho! Right?!

In between walking the riverfront and going to the movies yesterday, we strolled in this pedestrian bridge that changes colors in the evening.  It looks just about like that^^ except maybe a tad slower.  Anyway, the changing lights are really fun.  More pictures soon!

The Mississippi in the Evening

 

Before we went to the movies the other night, we had some time to kill so we took a walk down by the riverfront.  It was the perfect time of evening.  The light reflected on the water as the sun set over the Mississippi.  I don't often get to see the river even though there is a beautiful walking path that follows along the banks.  We walked and I took quite a few photos, of course. It started out being just a tad cool, that springtime cool that one welcomes, but as the sun went down it got cold right by the river.

Just when I thought the pinks and oranges of the sunset over the old bridge were fading due to the sun going down, I turned around.  On the other side of the river is the modern bridge, one that is in full use and has lights adorning its arches.  The lights spilled out across the water leaving golden trails of reflections.

^^a drive-by photo^^

After walking the riverfront, we still had some time so we also checked out another area of downtown which I can't wait to share.

 

P.S. Spenser, you win, you made it into one of my photos...haha.

Spenser must have been tired of my relentless photo taking, so he thought he'd add a challenge by being goofy and running circles around me.  However, he did start and warm up the car for me when my fingers were frozen and about ready to fall off,... so I guess we're even. ;)