Mass, Flags and Food

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A Boat Ride and Visit to Grand Rapids

This last full week of September was great.  Great weather, a great and free boat ride and a great visit to Pat Finlan and the Grand Rapids Art Prize event.  Check out the pics.  We had a wonderful visit with Pat and lots of reminiscing.  Thank you Pat!

On a beautiful Michigan fall day the Kensington Metropark offered free rides for seniors on the "Island Queen" pontoon on Kensington Lake

The colors are starting to turn

The turtles enjoyed the sun

The swans took flight

A bunch of coots on the lake

Rose and Pat Finlan as we begin a great day at the Grand Rapids Art Prize

One project spelling NOW and adorned with clocks

An interesting large metal sculpture

Pat looks on at color my world full of sayings on each cylinder

The museum was open to the public with many art entries outside and in

A cool sculpture with the Grand River and DeVos Hall in the background

Marble sailboats displayed in the pool by a sculpter from Boyne City

One of three huge paper creatures cut entirely out of a single 10 x 10 foot section of paper.  

The ladies gaze at the great view below

Lawn darts anyone?

Another great venue inside DeVos Hall

Another interesting display

This is acrylic on canvas that is over 8 feet across.  The lighting from my camera does NOT do it justice.  It looked so lifelike as if a photograph and very, very moving.

Nope, not an art installation, but a reflection of another building on this gorgeous day

A single light inside this cube cast perfect shadow designs in all directions

Maybe Detroit's future is so bright it needs shades?!

Just a cool looking bus outside the Big Old Building... or the BOB

That wall is an art installation of massive side made entirely of plants

Another interesting piece among hundreds spread across the city

At the BOB where we looked at more art and enjoyed drinks, entertainment and a meal courtest of Pat's bank.

Art was everywhere

The was the photo area for the "Breathe O2" installation

Very cool carvings of Black Hills granite.

It's What Grandparents Do

This past week we had some events that required our grandparent hats.  

It was Grandparents' Day at St. Catherine of Sienna school

The day started with mass in their gym

The current phenomenon...the selfie

Lunch was served after mass

Our oldest grandchild, Maria, who is a magnificent human being

Grandma Paula watching the current youngest grandchild, Paulina

Mikey had a flag football game on Sunday

The boys are ready

Get the flag!  And the rain begins

It rained, the wind blew and it was chilly

Yes, our second day in a row of watching football in the rain.  The first day was at the Big House with 100,000 others.  This day there were a few less fans.