Ringling Grounds

I fernly beleaf my tree puns are qualitree . if you disagree, you can leaf me alone and
I will pine fir yew.

were these puns oak-kay?

may the forest be with you

The last of the Ringling Photos from November.

Ringling Garden

I found this post with no words, just pics, all alone and feeling blue, sitting in drafts since November 19th 2017. It is TIME to push the publish button.

Ringling Statues

see you on 

Friday... taking Thursday off for TOPS Christmas Party

Two Photographer Friends

Ringling Museum Up Close

Bob's cataract is gone, he did not cry, did not starve to death waiting from 4 am to 12:30 without food, and now I am trying to survive the drops in the eyes.  he get 4 drops, one drop wait 10 minutes, 1 drop wait 10 minutes for breakfast and others 3 times a day.

I just completed the 1 drop, every 10 minutes, 4 times.  I still have to say, look up, don't blink because he doesn't do it without being told.

I did my own with no problems but he just can't. I just don't get it. the drops cost 170 for 3 bottles, so can't afford to waste a drop, the three bottles are for both eyes and i don't want to spend another 170.

GOOD NEWS is, I set the timer for 10 minutes come in here, it goes off, I run down the hall into the kitchen, back to him on he sofa, back to kitchen, back in here. every ten minutes. woo hoo on the steps I am logging, for breakfast today I did 265 steps for drops...

.                                 8:12 AM UPDATE: Just got back from 24 hour check up. Before surgery, Bob could not even read the BIG  E on the chart with right eye, the side the stroke was on, today, even dilated he can read the 3rd line down.

close ups photos of huge paintings. Lola called to my attention the all the feet had bunions and crooked toes

flea market in 1600

I love cows and they look the same as they do now. 17 th  century cows

Ringling Enchanted Magic Forest

The enchanted forest has all the statues dedicated to the little people that worked in the circus. To see photos of them click HERE they were an important part of the circus and in the beginning years it was employment for many of them that could not find it elsewhere.

Ringling Favorites

As we stepped into this room, I walked straight to one of the photos and stood staring. I said to Lola, finally a time I recognize. These are all paintings from George Washing Era and sure enough they were all from the 1700-1800 era. The other rooms were centuries old. I could tell by the clothing and faces.

This one I looked at for a long time, all the men were in black, the lady in white and she jumped out of the painting with white light. I wish I could have captures the glitter of her white dress. Sadly I forgot to check the name of the painting
UPDATE Nov 20th. I call this Lady in White. She is actually Sarah Bernhardt, actress in 1889. the group are Parisian Celebreties... this link will give you all there names A Portrait Group of Parisian Society in 1889

Below is my favorite and the first one I went to in this room. Doesn't he look like a 1777 James Bond with a slight resemblance to my hubby Bob????

Ringling Rose Garden

Mabel Ringling's Rose Garden had been cut back for the October cutting, which is done in May and October. Each time I have visited the roses were taller than my head. This allowed us to see the lay out of the paths all at one time.  Click here for prior post on Rose Garden from 2011. sadly the beautiful gazebo was destroyed by Hurricane Irma.

Other Oct Blooms found as we walked to the rose garden.

The Ringling- Cad da Zan Terrace

I took these photos on the Cad Da Zan Terrace. It is immense and is available for weddings or parties and is often used.  To view how it looks when dressed for  Evening Weddings HERE or Daytime Weddings HERE.



I prefer it empty of people except for Lola and me, with a nice place to sit in the sun and look out over Sarasota bay.

if you are still with me today, click here for the Rental Brochure

Ringling Bunja

We stopped for a quick hotdog and fries in the café, then headed down the beautiful walkway to see the Ca Da Zan house. We noticed several people stopped reading a sign and laughing.

Caution, falling pine cones. this area roped off for your safety. Large cones from the Burya Pine may fall without warning.

Well, DUH, only in America do they warn these things

 They moved about 30 feet down and we watched as they stared at a tree, then the security guy stopped and they were pointing and talking. We waited until the coast was clear. You can see what a glorious day it was with all the sun and shadows

and moved on to find the Banyan tree is holding one of the 257 statues hostage. It has grown up around it and to remove it would harm the tree. I mentioned how much we loved all the acres of banyan trees and he said all of them come from only 13 trees planted by John Ringling almost 100 years ago.

Ringling Rooms

Every room in the Art Museum is stunning all by itself, even empty the rooms are works are art. These are just a few pieces of the 13 rooms.   Link to the Museum of Art slide show

What is the difference between a piano, a tuna and a pot of glue?

You can tuna piano, but you can't piano a tuna.

Heh Heh Heh but what about the glue?

Oh no, I knew you would get stuck there...

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