The sculptures
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The sculptor is Peter Rockwell- Norman's son
Someone insisted that this kid and I looked "Rockwell-esque" and wanted to take our pictures
Oh well...
The River Trail walk
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Hilltop Orchards
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We took a fast short drive to West Stockbridge and did some wine and cider tasting at Hilltop Orchards - Home of Furnace Brook Winery and Jmash Cidery and The Taproom at Hilltop Orchards
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Berkshire Botanical Gardens
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Established in 1934 as the “Berkshire Garden Center” and revered as one of the older public display gardens in the Northeast, Berkshire Botanical Garden is a not-for-profit, membership-supportedBaca lagi
Lost Bird project
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The Lost Bird Project, an outdoor exhibit by artist Todd McGrain, featured five large-scale bronze sculptures of extinct North American birds.
The Lost Bird Project recognizes the tragedy of modernBaca lagi
Gardens and the pond
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Topiary Garden
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The newest addition is Lucy's Garden, a whimsical topiary collection featuring 22 exotic creatures and other ‘live’ sculptures which opened in June, 2019.
Walking to the Meadow
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Lots of bees pollinating the flowers
In the Meadow
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An itsy-bitsy spider...
Flowers by Visitors Center
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Chesterwood
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Chesterwood was the summer estate and studio of American sculptor Daniel Chester French (1850–1931). Most of French's originally 150-acre (61 ha) estate is now owned by the National Trust forBaca lagi
Walking the grounds
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Walking around the property, we came across the statue of Abraham Lincoln and checked out one of the modern-day sculptures titled New England Gothic (ongoing Birth of A Shadow exhibition on theBaca lagi
Walking towards the studio
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Continued on the Woodland walk we came across Hettie (Laurie) and Audrey (Allan) by DeWitt Godfrey.
They represent Hettie Anderson and Audrey Munson - two of French's frequent models. (If you doBaca lagi
French's Studio
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Many cool pieces here incl. "Fighting Joe" Hooker (last photo equestrian statue On the shelf - kinda have to zoom in to see it clearly) and various studies and models for Lincoln Memorial
Main House
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Unfortunately is off limits unless one books an optional tour, which we decided to skip
(One of the disappointments regarding the COVID-19 "inheritance " is that lots of places like this are runningBaca lagi
Cool Meal of the Day
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I have no idea why the Berkshires Lobster Rolls are so famous ( after all, it's a long way to Tipp...er.. the ocean from here, even if we are in MASS) but famous they are.
So we took another trip toBaca lagi










































































































































PengembaraVery "Rockwell". I enjoyed his studio. I believe they moved it there.
Pengembara👍
PengembaraWhat is the first one? I see the hands, but can't tell if it's a chair ???
PengembaraIt is. Actually titled "Monster Chair" (2014) sculpted from fiberglass and resin. It has a monsters face on the other side