I think I’ve mentioned before how much I love lighthouses. I’ve had the opportunity to visit and climb several of them on the East Coast – Florida, North Carolina, and Virginia. One of my dreams is to visit every lighthouse in the United States, and climb as many as I can. That’s no small feat!
For Christmas 2017, my sister-in-law Savy bought me this incredible book, Lighthouses of America. I love it! I plan to review it here on the blog soon.
For now, though, I’ll be admiring this photo of North Island in New Zealand. And thinking about the next lighthouse in my vicinity that I can visit and climb.
Do you like lighthouses? Where do you dream of traveling and exploring?
Until the next headline, Laura Beth 🙂
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Adventure Time: Norfolk, VA Edition (Round 4 – LanternAsia 2018)
We got to experience LanternAsia for the second time with Casey and Beth! We went to the Norfolk Botanical Garden on Saturday, April 21st.
If you’re interested in the exhibit, you still have time! LanternAsia will be there until May 13th.
Enjoy the photos!
This beautiful fountain was at the entrance of the exhibit.
The entrance gate.
One of the first displays.
Each arch represented a sign of the Chinese zodiac.
One of the garden’s buildings / exhibition halls.
This stage was set up at the beginning. There were multiple performances every evening.
A contortionist.
Foot juggling.
The “peacock” Chinese folk dance.
Chinese yo-yos.
Then, after the performance, we walked through the garden. The displays were dazzling, and gorgeous!
Al and Beth are fellow Oxen.
I am a Dragon!
Beautiful lanterns. They also turned and moved!
It’s a whale!
Swimming fish.
The stunning display of porcelain bowls, plates, and cups.
The Venus fly trap. Several of them opened and closed!
The giant cabbage.
My phone died about halfway through our walk, so several of these photos are borrowed from either Casey or Beth.
I think this one was my favorite.
The “Love Gallery.”
I love the aerial displays.
The chameleon display changed colors multiple times!
Beautiful butterflies at the end of the exhibit.
This was so much fun!
Thanks to Casey and Beth for coming with us!
Until the next headline, Laura Beth
Adventure Time: Norfolk, VA Edition (Round 2 – Lantern Asia Exhibit)
Perfect slogan. It truly was art and magic.
Back in April, Al and I wanted to check out LanternAsia at the Norfolk Botanical Garden for ourselves. We had heard rave reviews and seen the advertisements everywhere. It was the first exhibition of its kind to come to Norfolk and the Garden – and it was completely worth it! It was so popular that it was decided that the exhibit would be extended for an extra week, in time for Mother’s Day. By that week, nearly 90,000 visitors had come to see the mix of art and magic.
We journeyed out to the Garden around 4:00 p.m. on an unseasonably chilly April afternoon. I’m glad we bought our tickets online. It wasn’t packed, but we knew it would be by nightfall.
Art by day.
Hanging flowers over the first footbridge.
One of my favorite pieces. This was constructed entirely of china/porcelain bowls, spoons, plates, cups, and saucers – All held together by fishing line and wires. Amazing!
Fabric on top, and thousands of glasses with colored water on the bottom. Incredible!
The magnificent dragon.
Moons and stars.
During our visit, this was one of the few roses in bloom in their amazing Bicentennial Rose Garden.
Fabulous archways at the end of the tour.
Magic by night.
Taj Mahal.
The dragon.
A fan ablaze in flowers and light.
Japan Fuji Mountain.
The moon and stars light up the night.
Amazing display towards the end of the tour. The archways are in the background.
I was in awe. I’m so glad we saw the exhibit during the day and at night. It was such a festive atmosphere. Traditional music played throughout, and different countries in Asia were represented. The information platforms were great.
I’ll have these, and the rest of my photos, in a Facebook album later today. It was an amazing experience!
Until the next headline, Laura Beth 🙂
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