LEGO EXHIBIT ON NATURE AT GLEN BURNIE GARDENS IN WINCHESTER, VIRGINIA. - PART 2

For a change I thought I would post the last photos of Sean Kenney's Nature Connects Exhibit today.  I normally take Sunday off from blogging.  

Before I continue, I would like to once again thank Linda at "The View from Squirrel Ridge" who shared that there was a Lego Exhibit here.  Thanks to Linda we had a wonderful time looking at several animals in the exhibit.  Hard to imagine they were all put together with Lego bricks, quite amazing works of art.

These first few photos were taken inside the museum before we actually went to the garden. It was where we purchased our tickets.  (There is also a booth right outside the garden entrance which we used on our last visit.)  I also wanted to pop into their gift shop as I was looking for a few stocking stuffers.  I know I am starting early but if we go anywhere a little different, like a museum which is somewhere we don't go to all the time, I am always on the lookout for small gifts.  This is not only for December but also for birthdays and special occasions (I was lucky and found a few items made locally, which is always nice).  I don't need an excuse to walk around a gift shop, truth be told.  I love to browse even when I don't buy anything.  

I noticed the bats hanging from the ceiling.  There was a sign nearby, but I wasn't looking for them at the time and missed taking its photo.  There are 1,100 species of bats worldwide, with 40 species in the United States alone.  I found this out while reading 10 Fun Bat Facts at The Nature Conservancy website.  The other information is very interesting also, which you will be able to see if you click on the name above.  One fact that I found very interesting was that bats can eat up to 1,200 mosquitoes an hour.

Near the entrance to the garden.

You will see this nearby.  A fun photo opportunity for the little kiddos and the big kiddos.

The Coral Reef complete with Seahorses.

The sign came out blurry but I think the number of bricks was 83,516, and it took 564 hours to build.

The Sandhill Crane.  

I saw a pair once on a road trip going across country.  It seemed like they were dancing in a field.  I have always remembered that moment.  Information about this delightful bird can be found here.

Snow Leopard

63,379 bricks used and it took 580 hours.

I had to smile when a couple spoke to me about this beautiful piece.  They were husband and wife in their forties.   The husband explained that when his wife had told him she would like to go to a Lego exhibit, he was thinking they were like the ones he had played with in his childhood.  He said, okay, we can go, wondering why she would want to in the first place.  He was very surprised to see the ones here.  He finished off by "These are really cool aren't they?" at which I replied, "They certainly are!"

Rhino

88,361 bricks and it took 726 hours to build. 

The name rhinoceros means ‘nose horn’.  It comes from Ancient Greek words: rhino (nose) and ceros (horn).

They are also herbivores (plant eaters).  Other interesting facts can be found here.

It seems fitting to end my post with the Chameleon, having started out with the sign inside the museum.

Chameleon

Among the most fascinating animals on earth, chameleons are endowed with many unique adaptations—independently rotating eyes, shooting tongues, prehensile tails, and (last but not least) the ability to change their color.  They also have the ability to see ultraviolet light.  These facts and more can be found here.

That's all I have of the Lego animals.  I missed a couple only because by the time we had walked all over the garden, it would have meant backtracking to see them.  By that time the heat and humidity was getting too much, and we decided we can always come back at the beginning of September, or earlier.  We have until September 4th.  Fingers crossed that we get back in time.

We were both very impressed with Mr. Kenney's animals.  They were amazing!  If you are ever in the area I can highly recommend going.

There are several YouTube videos at the address I have given below for you to get an idea of what they are like.

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=sean+kenney+lego+artist

He can also be seen here:

https://seankenney.com/about/

You can find my first post on the exhibit if you click here.  Other photos taken at the garden on this trip, accompanying a poem, can be seen at this link.

There will be one other post from Glen Burney, which will be my last for a while, at least until we go there again.  I will be sharing more photos of the garden area.