Monday, July 16, 2012

Magic By Night

 Although Dave and I had gone to Missouri Botanical Garden in May, I revisited it with some friends at night.

 We got there a little after 7 PM, so it was still light out. 
 But, at 8:00 PM, the lights came on while we were in the Chinese Garden.

 The dragons on the mural above moved and there was music in several places.
 Often the lanterns lined the walks.

 And often, they told a Chinese Folktale.

They did have several displays showing how these were made (on site). Teams of Chinese artisans worked on the parking lot in tents for several month preparing this exhibit.  And, yes, it was warm.

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Between Two Worlds

Most of my life, I've considered it fortunate that I was just ahead of the Baby-boom. Generally, the Baby-boomers were born between 1946 and 1964 after the fathers returned from World War II. It was a huge population explosion that has reverberated through American society.

This blog will be part history, part memories, part reflections of a retired teacher, but active "Senior". I have always felt like I straddled two generations forming a bridge. Sometimes I think like a baby-boomer, but sometimes I'm locked into my parents' Depression era thinking. I'm a dichotomy of two eras. But, I'm always ready to try something new---so here I am dipping my toes in the water of Blogworld.