One of the first things we did when we returned to Grand Rapids, a city we will soon call home (again), was to become members of Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park -- in fact, Susan went so far as to sign up to volunteer in one of their gardens.
I've already posted about this incredible place -before - and will do so again I'm sure. Spread across 158 acres, this space combines botanical gardens (both indoors and out) with a fantastic collection of sculptures scattered among the landscape. There is also an intimate concert venue as well as a children's garden (and tram).
Grand Rapids has come a long way, indeed, since the early 1990s. . . And so have we.
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| "Earth, Wind and Fire" by Gary Price (1989) |
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| "Marching Band" by Stuart Padnos (1998) |
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| Main entrance |
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| Entrance to the new Japanese Gardens |
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| part of the Japanese Gardens |
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| Bonsai Garden |
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| Zen Garden |
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| Zig-Zag Bridge |
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| "Existence" by Masayuki Koorida (2013) |
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| one of four waterfalls |
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| "Lying Man" by Sean Henry (2003) |
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