WEDNESDAY
I thought this little guy was pretty cute
He/she lives in an old tree
I walked towards the squirrel to get a
better look
however
the squirrel moved around to the back
of the tree and disappeared
Gwendolyn was outside by a bush
Cat came up behind her
Wham Bam
Cat was up the tree
I'm running after the dog
David is running towards the tree
to rescue the cat
and
I'm trying to catch the moment
on camera!!
THE CAMERA SHOT CAME FIRST----HA-HA
Another glimpse of the Connecticut house
The home of American Impressionism
Florence Griswold Museum
Here you get a glimpse of the world inhabited by Miss Florence
Griswold and the painters of the Lyme Art Colony who took up residence in her house beginning in the summer of 1900
School children dropped off their
lunch bags before heading out
on their tour
The Rambles
It is made out of tree branches
A view of the Lieutenant River
The ever-changing light upon the river
and marsh grasses captured the artists imaginations
I thought this was an unusual shape
for a tree
Joe and David taking Gwennie for
a quick walk around the grounds
Miss Florence was an avid gardener
who ordered flowers and vegetables
from seed catalogues
Using historic photographs and paintings
these gardens have been replanted
to reflect the gardening preferences of the time
Only people of importance stayed in the 'bedroom'
on the main floor
A Mr. Childe Hassam and a Mr. Ranger
both well known artists would have been two of the 'borders'
Miss Florence's bedroom
Take note of the 'painted' door
We were told the artists
liked to paint oxyen
as they did not move
as fast as cows
The dining room was beautiful
The walls were full of paintings
The side porch became an extension of the living space of the house
during the summer months
The bachelor artists began to take their meals here
Soon they were followed
by everyone else
They nicknamed themselves
The Hot Air Club both for the weather and for their
spiritual conversations about art and politics
Dogwood
An artist studio
The Griswold House was a country retreat for
Artists: Founding the Art Colony at Old Lyme
Last stop of the day
The Book Barn
a great place to purchase used books
and
a favourtie place for Joe to prowl
Guess the name of the cat???
ha-ha
Blanche is about to scratch her ear!!
This is the inside of the barn
There are 23 cats 'on board'
I asked a fellow
Where do the cats sleep at night?
Answer
There is a 'flap'door at the side of the barn where most of them
enter during the night
There are many rooms in the barn
There are many little cat beds in the barn
and
lots of chairs!
Well.....there you go
There are many little 'sections' like this
that house hundreds and hundreds of books
This young gentleman is a navy man
He is the grandson of my friend
from Canyon Vistas RV park
in Arizona
'Grammie' was my first Creative Writing teacher
She was
'THE BEST'
I so enjoyed the classes
The navy man had dinner at the
Connecticut house
We had a lovely evening
Very entertaining for all..........
