Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Photoessay #210 - ABC Wednesday V---um tuesday






Hey, guess what, today's Tuesday!!!! The pre-holiday stuff with 4 high school college girls being here isn't getting to me, not at all

Vase

I bought this Vase last summer on a trip to Rockford. I visited the very best place in Rockford, the Anderson Japanese Garden with my brother, sister and niece. I will include a picture of the garden (along with some siblings). A beautiful oasis in the center of a typical midwestern small city. I always try to go there, though I'm thinking of a January visit when it won't be open.

My brother and sister both have summer birthdays, my idea to buy similar vases for the three of us. Unfortunately I don't have pictures of the other vases, but they were similarly variegated in other colors. We all picked one out.

Wonderful gift shop with many asian-themed ceramic items. I usually don't fall for gift shops, but I always enjoy this one. Maybe because I'm visually starved in Rockford?

10 comments:

Oreo said...

That was a kinda rainy day and we went anyway. Had a great time and got wonderful pictures. A really good memory

azure said...

I'll get a picture up before the day is done. I remember it was an escape from Wesley Willows and it was raining.

Pam says "it's raining, what do we do?"

I say (always taking the controlling big sister role) "I go for magical thinking, we go to the garden and then figure out what to do. It's raining, big deal"

Which is the Seattle point of view, you never don't go somewhere because it's raining. Who cares if you get a little wet, it might stop by the time you get there anyway.

mrsnesbitt said...

Family times are sure to be amongst the best there is!

Andrea said...

I love "family" vacations. We take one every summer. The vase is beautiful.

Jim Baker said...

hey...

vase is a good v word. but my work server is blocking the pic :( oh well friday will be my last day at this job before i leave for hawaii anyway so i can't complain to much.

cheers
jim baker

dot said...

A beautiful vase! Sounds like you have some nice vacations.

Rune Eide said...

Beautiful vase - A bit far to go to get one , though ;-)

Good V!

azure said...

I would like to say that a trip to
Rockford is a vacation but it is not....

Good to see my siblings and niece this trip and my mom. Planning on going in January

Digital Flower Pictures said...

I think it is a beautiful piece and I can see why you fell for it.

I always enjoy going on any trip.

Have a Merry Christmas.

Lilli & Nevada said...

that is a beautiful vase, I love vases, not sure why i didn't think of vases...