Museum of Arts and Sciences

The museums and parks are graveyards above the ground- congealed memories of the past that act as a pretext for reality. ~~Robert Smithson

Harold and Gail were visiting with us this week. There was a 50% chance of showers all day on Saturday so we sought an indoor activity just to get out of the house for a while. We chose the Museum of Arts and Sciences in Macon, GA. The girls enjoyed it as much this time as our visit last year. During this visit, they provided an exhibit on the human body and how it functions.

Additionally, they also had an exhibit on the Gullah/Geechee culture. I wanted to tour a Gullah area while we stayed in Hilton Head, SC, last year but we didn't have the time to do so. It was interesting reading about their history.

Luckily, it did not rain as much as anticipated so we were able to take the short nature trail hike at the museum.

Sunday was a day to get caught up on laundry, cleaning, yard work, etc. At one point, Anna was outside in her "Lucy" costume (a.k.a. Lucy from Narnia) complete with cape, sword, and potion. She was playing with our next door neighbor's son; Christian (shown below) and other neighborhood children.

I also took some photos of our ferrets. It has been a while since I shared pictures. Meeko's fur lightened up significantly over the winter months. The ferrets also enjoy playing with Simba, our cat, from time to time. Although, Simba could sit on them and that would be the end of the play session. Simba has a size advantage over the ferrets. Although, where ferrets may lack size, they make up for with spirit and being brave (although, some times we thinks its either stupidity or ignorance).
Jeff and I are starting to plan our long vacation next summer. We hope to have enough leave saved up to take three weeks off from work to head west again. There were some areas we didn't get to see last time and other places that we want to visit again but this time with Rachel and Anna. I'd like to take a trip up the east coast and down to the Florida Keys at some point but we only have so much leave and so many places we'd like to go. Sigh.....why can't we be retired now? Oh, there is that eating thing and other necessities that we need our jobs for, right? Oh well...we'll just keep making the most of our weekends as we can.