walking vacation, day seven; josephine's sculpture garden

Today we headed out to the farm to pick up the three girls and go to Josephine's Sculpture Garden. Then we headed to Frankfort, the state capitol. You could hear a pin drop in the car. Three teens/tweens should make a lot of noise. Would the day be a bust? In a word. No.

We arrived at Josephine's in about 45 minutes. It's actually just off the highway. You can hear the cars on the property. It's the farm once owned by the creators grandparents. Part is farm. Part is sculpture garden, education, and theatre space. (Right now the are doing King Lear.) Part is forest. All of it is magical.

There were four separate trails, but they all joined together in a giant maze. Some items, like the one above you could climb on. It was clear which you could and could climb on, or sometimes even touch.

 Other's like this one you could not.

There were about six permanent sculptures. The rest changes. I saw two spaces that were blank. Something new is on the way.

 Even the bee boxes were painted.

 This one is an arch made from recycled rebar.

 The garage had murals on the front and the back.

There is minimal shade at the sculpture park. On a 95° day it would have been nice. We finished at about 11:30. It was hot. I can't imagine what it was like at 2.

Did I mention it's FREE! We left money in the donation box. It was well worth it.

Bathroom I-4.5

Sadly, it was only about a mile and a half, so more walking will need to be done today.

After lunch we went to Rebecca Ruth's candy factory. The girls, all now friends, wanted to take the tour again. Bonnie wanted Boo Boos. That's the imperfect bourbon balls. They are cheaper than the nice ones and come in a plastic bag. Regardless, they are delicious.