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.

LEGO EXHIBIT ON NATURE AT GLEN BURNIE GARDENS IN WINCHESTER, VIRGINIA. - PART 1

As I mentioned at the bottom of the page on my previous post about the garden, I am thanking Linda at "The View from Squirrel Ridge" who shared that there was a Lego Exhibit here.  We had been talking about going back for several months, our last visit being in April 2021.  We were very surprised it had been that long as we had fully intended to visit earlier.  However, when Linda mentioned what was going on (and you can see Linda's photos from Glen Burnie if you go scroll back a few), I mentioned it to Gregg and he, ever ready for a road trip, said let's go! 

One of the first sculptures we came across was the polar bear and cubs.  You can enlarge all pictures to see more details.  I have included a YouTube link here, where the artist talks briefly about this particular piece. 

According to the sign it took 133,263 bricks...

and 1048.5 hours to build.

The Dodo

My photo I took of the information was too blurry and couldn't be read, but the one I include below was given to me by Linda.  We had both gone to the exhibit and I was about to publish this post just after I had seen the one from Linda.  After reading that my photo was blurry, she very kindly sent me this one and said I could use it.  Thank you so much Linda!  Linda's photos can be seen if you visit her via the link I have shared at the beginning of my post. 

There were a few I missed among the exhibits, but they all let us know how many bricks and hours it took to make each piece, gave information where they live, which animal is endangered, and which is extinct.  In this case, the Dodo.  It was never photographed when it was alive, the date of extinction being around 1690.  I read the artist and his team relied on historical records to make it as accurate as possible.  You can read about the Dodo here.  It was a flightless bird that lived on the island of Mauritius.  I won't go into great detail today but if you are curious, the story of its extinction can be read at the first link provided in this paragraph.  Our Dodo was in the same area as several busts, one of which included Julius Caesar.  

The Zebra and the Wildebeest

It took 58,139 bricks and a total of 372.5 hours to build the Zebra.

Very interesting information on them at this link.

Also for the Wildebeest here.

66,655 bricks in this one and 502 hours to build.

I am going back before they leave in September.  They were really something to see and photos once again don't do them justice.

The Monarch Butterfly

I missed a close up of the sign which you can see in the photo above.  Many already know that this butterfly is endangered and you can read that story at this link.

As usual I have more photos to share but I think I am going to leave my post with a promise that another will be done soon.  

Added note: my second post on the exhibit can be found here.

My first post showing the garden (on this trip) can be found at this link.  I included a poem with that one.