Yesterday, we attended the art museum’s Art in Bloom show. This annual event is the museum’s largest draw of the year. It was certainly crowded. Actually, the entire park was mobbed, with stop-and-go traffic everywhere and nary a parking place to be found. We were glad that we parked outside the park and then walked in. It was a beautiful day, and I am sure that the zoo was monster busy too.

Typically, in this show a couple of dozen artworks are paired with floral arrangements from local florists. The goal for each florist is to imitate or somehow capture the essence of their assigned artwork. The place was so busy that we bailed after just a few pairings. Besides it was such a beautiful day outside. People were picnicking all up-and-down Art Hill. The view almost reminded me of Seurat’s Sunday Afternoon…, with that painting’s calm serenity. Except that the wind was blowing too much for any such sense of serenity. There was even a Palestinian demonstration going on atop the hill, with their bright red and green flags whipping wildly in the breeze.