Saturday, April 27, 2024
A precious visit with Kyle and Katrina, Adaline and Levon.
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Adaline showed us the
neighborhood frog fountain |
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The Smith Street Playground was closed
because they just added new equipment;
we hope the gravel surface will be covered! |
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| Tamiko high-fives Mr Potato Head (KSS) |
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| Katrina and Adaline on the Roger Williams Park Carousel (KSS) |
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Adaline on the Spiderman kiddie ride, but
she did not want the quarter to make it move |
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| Where is Spiderman? |
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| Weeping cherry tree |
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| Adaline and Tamiko (by Katrina) |
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| Swans and swan boats at Roger Williams Park |
Sunday, April 28, 2024
It was Fairy Garden Days: Year of the Dragon at Roger Williams Park Botanical Center.
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| Mostly natural materials were used to create dragons ... |
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| ... and fairy houses |
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| A flying creature over a fairy town |
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| Multi-level fairy house |
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| House details include a piano! |
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| Oh, and there were unusual plants as well |
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| Was this the baby dragon in a treasure hunt clue? |
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| Large koi n a small pond |
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| Tipi-like fairy house |
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A fairy village with yellow "trees" (towards the right)
made with orange jingle shells |
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| Bits of wasp nest used on this house |
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| We found the treasure hunt gnome |
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Mike Bryce was the featured artist of Fairy Garden Days;
note 1) the mermaid, and 2) Del's Frozen Lemonade |
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| Fairy Doll House |
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Miss RI Mermaid, Jessie Jewels, the
subject of the Mike Bryce painting |
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| Levon is happy in the play area |
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| A variety of fairy wands at the DYI fairy wand table |
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| Adaline and Katrina working on a fairy wand |
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Grandpa Kent and Kyle watch Levon
in his beginning to crawl mode |
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| Kyle with Adaline and Levon |
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| Levon, Adaline, and Kent |
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| A stone fairy house |
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| Fairy tower |
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| Adaline and Katrina |
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| Adaline in the hollow tree trunk/stump |
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| We found a fairy, albeit a fairy "sculpture" |
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| Fairy treehouses? |
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| Fairy fortress? |
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| CD flowers |
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| Tamiko, Adaline, Kent (by Katrina) |
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| Tamiko & Kent with Levon (by Katrina) |
Many thanks for the hospitality and entertainment!!
