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July 02, 2008

Moore in America

New York Botanical Garden Henry Moore 050 Last week Sara and I went for a lovely lunch at Sfoglia, where I completely ignored the bread plate without asking to have it removed from the table.  Then I ordered the chicken cooked under a brick the second the waiter told me it came without carbs on the side.  Of course my supportive and carefree friend ordered homemade gnocchi in a creamy mint sauce for the table; the table being just us.  Sara refuses to indulge my compulsive nature.  I was very good, taking only a few small tastes of the gnocchi, just to spite her, but then she one upped me by ordering homemade ice cream in three flavors, coated in chocolate for dessert.  Who orders dessert at lunch?  I forget what it was called, but it was where my willpower ended.
 
After lunch off we went to the New York Botanical Garden to see the Henry Moore sculptures that have been placed among the fields and flowers in the garden's 250 acres.  And by the time we were done it felt like we had walked all 250 of those acres.  The exhibit is called Moore in America: Monumental Sculpture at The New York Botanical Garden.  It is the largest single gathering of Moore's work in the United States.  20 sculptures were shipped from England, three at a time, because Lloyd's of London would not insure them if more than three were loaded onto each boat.  I know this because Sara flagged down a knowledgeable ranger in a golf cart who lectured as he drove us back to the gate.  No, no trams for us - there are people in those.
 
I'm starting to think I should look for work as a flower photographer.  Enjoy the pictures.New York Botanical Garden Henry Moore 018New York Botanical Garden Henry Moore 008New York Botanical Garden Henry Moore 012New York Botanical Garden Henry Moore 001New York Botanical Garden Henry Moore 005New York Botanical Garden Henry Moore 003New York Botanical Garden Henry Moore 021New York Botanical Garden Henry Moore 004New York Botanical Garden Henry Moore 013New York Botanical Garden Henry Moore 028New York Botanical Garden Henry Moore 019New York Botanical Garden Henry Moore 029New York Botanical Garden Henry Moore 017New York Botanical Garden Henry Moore 032New York Botanical Garden Henry Moore 026New York Botanical Garden Henry Moore 025New York Botanical Garden Henry Moore 024New York Botanical Garden Henry Moore 023New York Botanical Garden Henry Moore 035New York Botanical Garden Henry Moore 039New York Botanical Garden Henry Moore 048New York Botanical Garden Henry Moore 046New York Botanical Garden Henry Moore 041

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Irene

OH MY GOSH!!!!! Loved the 'lunch' story...but these pictures are absolutely fabulous. I would love to frame a few of these and hang them. I think you may have hit on something with your photography!!!! Keep it up.

Posted by: Irene | July 02, 2008 at 09:18 AM

sara

Cassatta, you moo ( not absatively sure about the spelling ). Breathtaking!

Posted by: sara | July 02, 2008 at 08:52 PM

Frank

To clarify, Sara is referring to the name of the ice cream dessert she forced me to eat.

Posted by: Frank | July 03, 2008 at 11:47 AM

Abigail

Beautiful pics Frank, I think you are on to something...

Posted by: Abigail | July 06, 2008 at 09:29 AM

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