SCRAPOSAURS EXHIBIT AT THE MUSEUM OF THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY

I will be sharing only one sculpture today. A fun piece rather imaginatively called "The Mother of Dragons" and the artist who created it is Dale Lewis. From a distance you can only see the back view and although I knew this was going to be far more interesting up close, I was in awe when I was standing only a few feet away. The ‘scraposaurs’ as they are called, were all amazing to look at, but this one was a definite favorite.

We had to wait for a while as even though the garden was on the quieter side (we had arrived relatively early), there was a small crowd taking it all in. I thought perhaps it would be a while before everyone left but eventually they moved on and we were on our own.

This particular sculpture is in the form of a prehistoric Pterodactyl protecting her chicks. The mother is 11 feet in height with an 18-foot 8-inch wingspan. She is made of stainless-steel scrap. The name was inspired because of her likeness reminding the artist of a dragon protecting her chicks, and fancifully thought that the babies could grow up to be dragons.

If you look closely at the teeth, you will see they are forks.

We arrived on a dull day and thought it might rain, but we lucked out and made it back home before that happened. I can only imagine what this piece looks like when it glistens in the sun.

Dale Lewis’ website with other works of art can be found at this link, and here you can see more.

 One last website and you will see them all being installed at the garden.

We had a fun time but did not get to see every sculpture. The humidity was high and am still not able to walk as far as I would like but pleased to say I did better than I have done. The exhibit closes on October 19th, 2025, and there will be plenty of time to come back and see the rest. 

It takes about an hour-and-a-half to get here depending on traffic and is a beautiful drive. We usually stop somewhere for lunch on the way back. 

I will have a few more to share when I put my next scraposaurs post together, hopefully in a day or so. 

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

HAPPY SUNDAY EVERYONE - WHY DID THE…

 

A groaner, because we haven’t had one of those for a while.

“Why did the T-Rex cross the road?”

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“Because the chickens hadn’t evolved yet!”

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Well, I said it was a groaner but hope it brought you a smile.

Thanks for the visit and

have a great day!

GLEN BURNIE GARDENS IN WINCHESTER, VIRGINIA - 9-17-24 - PART 1

 We made a trip back to Glen Burnie as we felt like a ride today (9/17/24). There was thick cloud cover, and we knew it was going to rain later, with more over the next several days. But we thought we might be lucky if we started out early enough. This is a planter that I am always drawn to. It has two dragon handles on each side as you can see.  More photos next time as I am tuckered out and am off to bed early.

Thanks for looking and as always, I hope your day is a great one.

THE GIFT SHOP AT THE MUSEUM OF THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY IN WINCHESTER, VIRGINIA 7-16-24

 Usually, I wait until the end of a visit to go to the gift shop, but this time it was the first stop. The parking lot is a short walk, and Gregg took the few purchases I made back to the car, and put them in the trunk. He was there and back in a couple of minutes. I suspected, and rightly so, that we would be too tired to go on our way out. This way we didn't have to carry these few purchases around the garden.

In all of the museum and gardening shops we go to, I more often than not look for stocking stuffers for Christmas. They have some neat little things in them that I don't see in other places.

Inside the cabinet the top two shelves were dedicated to a Christmas in July theme. These are wooden Santa Clauses made by local artisans. I enjoyed looking at them and no I didn't buy any. I did pick up two or three greeting cards and a drinking mug. I didn't see those stocking stuffers today, but I'll be sending off the cards to family and friends sometime, and the mug will replace the one I broke last month.

It's fun to look at the stoneware, also made locally.  Many, many pretty pieces.

I had an eye on this plate. I thought it was beautiful! Maybe if I drop a line to Santa when the time is right, and tell him I've been a good little girl, or at least I am trying hard.

For a small gift shop it has a lot in there.

One last photo with my dear buying those items. I daresay we will be back here again when we visit the glass exhibit before it ends. Keeping fingers crossed that we get there.

I hope your week started off well and thanks for dropping by.