Went for walk in Wetlands

 The walking group went to walk in The Wetlands, behind our house this morning and then Bill and I went to WalMart. Between the two got in about 8500 steps. With more to come as day goes on. 

Yesterday we had high winds, gusts up in the 60's and a short burst of heavy rain going sideways. 

Surprised me when I saw it on the window. It very seldom gets rain drops. Unless wind blows it there. 

This morning our walking group went for a walk in The Wetlands, a protected area behind our home. This is a new play area that is under construction. Looks like it will be interesting when it is done and open. 

I can see why there were so many fires here during the winter, very, very dry. 

Last summer every thing was very green. 

We were walking over there to see some art. Several artists were commissioned to do projects that related to the migratory birds in the area. A map of where the displays are. We kind of tried to follow the yellow line. 

Just one of the views from the park. 

The first display we came upon, it originally stood up. Don't know if it was the wind or humans that laid it down. From the looks of it it was humans. The artist is Homer Hidalgo. No explanation of piece. 

I wonder if this is the same pair of geese I saw the other day. 

This is an interesting piece. By NVARTSTOPS. "Our mission for creating our sculpture was to incorporate recycles, repurposing and reusing items into a beautiful art piece for all to enjoy! With the theme of Migration, we really were interested in showing a teacher/parent sharing the love of viewing the migration of birds flying into the Wetlands. As they look up with binoculars, they see birds flapping their wings as they fly through the Wetlands. –Debbie Lambin"

See the birds. 

This is new. Interesting sign post about the migratory birds. 

Glad there were some signs up showing the way. 

This display was my favorite I think. It even made music when the wind was blowing. By Tiffany Loin and Saskia Krafft - "ARTERIAL is an outdoor installation and sound work that reimagines a bus stop as a place to wait without wanting. The work utilizes the visual language of modern transportation and displaces it into natural surroundings, underscoring the beauty of migration, movement, and change. Passersby are invited to sit inside the installation and listen carefully to the winds passing through the environment as they activate three wind harps installed atop the shelter. Originally created for the Goldwell Open Air Museum’s Bullfrog Biennial 2021, ARTERIAL metamorphoses into a new form in honor of World Migratory Bird Day."  The red is cloth. 

See the wood, between it and the blue form were very hard to see thin wires that made music as the wind blew through them. We were lucky that the wind was blowing and we heard the music. 

The wires are where the green line is. 

Though this was very interesting. And there were benches we could sit on to relax and listen. 

Just one of the many small ponds and creeks in the park. 

So I will stop here for today and will have something left to write about tomorrow. 

Tonight I'm going to try making edible meatless lasagna. Will let you know how it turns out. I also have a puzzle started. Another one that is almost all the same color. I have the easy part already done. 

Gives me something to do.